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 077

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0273, Page 077

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  1. (continued from previous page)
    But ever I sighing say as I that recall,
    "The Grace of God about you and your ould plaid shawl.
    Oh some men sigh for riches and some men for fame.
    And some on history pages hope to win a glorious name,
    My aims are ambitious and my wishes are but small,
    You might wrap them all together in the corner of your ould plaid shawl.
    I seek her off through Galway and I seek her off through Clare,
    I'll search for tale or tidings of my traveller everywhere.
    For peace of mind I'll never find untill my own I call
    That little Irish colleen in her ould plaid shawl.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. A Song

    There Hangan's Shangan's Hangan's too.

    There was Hangan's, Shangan's , Hangan's too,
    There was Murphy's and Saobes?? like wise Donahue,
    Like two birds of the one feather they all did agree,
    To go up to Jim Dolan's to go on the spree.
    They drank the whole night 'til their money was gone.
    And one for our tinkers bethought of a plan,
    And a few nights before that his wife was confined.
    And into the Budget he packed his poor child.
    Will you take in this Budget this hammer and shears,
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Anne Killeen
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Occupation
    Farmer's daughter
    Address
    Rathpeak, Co. Roscommon