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School: Ballymartle (roll number 7361)

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Ballymartle, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Patrick Kelleher
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0322, Page 077

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  1. Old Songs (continued)

    “While Poonan stood the times were good”

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    The plump ones and the slim
    Some were fair and others dark
    Some staid some full of vim
    (3)
    Yet in the turmoil and the doubt
    They did a thing quite sound
    They got their wives to help them out
    That is why a King was Crowned.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Timothy Murphy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Glinny, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Stephen Murphy
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Glinny, Co. Cork