School: Béalad (C.), Ros Ó gCairbe (roll number 11283)
- Location:
- Bealad East, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Mrs Nora Fitzpatrick
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0316, Page 121
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- (continued from previous page)Uncles Joe stood on the strand
Hugging up his big girl Ó
He says dear Babe you'll get the land
The money, purse and honey Ó
She said I will the horse and trap
The common but and tackling ó
My own machine is fair and free
You can practise on for ever ó
V
He said he heard the sate was small
How scarce you were of leather ó
I'll go down to town and pay a Crown
To make the saddle bigger ó
Our own Mike Hayes from the Church there áste
Went down to Ross the day before
From Donovan's house brought his little mouse
Her name was Minnie Coakley ó
VI
They'd make a nice little match if they could rise the latch
Or close the holes in their offspring ó
They'd be nice to see running round his knee
The size of a bee in the morning ó Air - Peeler and the Goat.
