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School: Páirc an Iarla (roll number 9303)

Location:
Rathpeak, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Ss. Ó Maonaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0273, Page 023

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  1. Irish Lobsters

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    Kitty Whyte
    Birchgrove Ballinasloe.
    About 35
    Farmer Birchgrove
    20/6/36
    Oh the French are on the sea,
    Says the Shan Van Bocht.
    All around our very coast,
    Says the Shan Van Bocht,
    They've got trawlers everywhere,
    For they know none can compare
    With those Irish Lobsters rare,
    Says the Shan Van Bocht
    Should you leave for a minute,
    Says the Shan Van Bocht,
    They'll exceed the three mile limit,
    Says the Shan Van Bocht,
    And set to work day and night,
    Till the Muirchu hoves in sight,
    Then they'll flee with all their might,
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Kitty Whyte
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    35
    Address
    Birch Grove, Co. Roscommon