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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 098

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    1.
    A bunch of peelers went out one night,
    In duty and patrolling-O.
    They met a goat along the road,
    And took him to be a stroller-O.
    2.
    With bayonets fixed they all marched out,
    And caught him by the wizen-O.
    And they swore out a mighty oath,
    They'd march him off to prison-O.
    3.
    O mercy sir the goat replied,
    Pray let me tell my story-O.
    For I am no rogue no ribon man,
    No croppy wig or a tory-O.
    4.
    I am guilty not of any crime,
    In pety or high-treason-O.
    For my tribe is wanting all this time,
    For this is the milking season-O.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
      2. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Batty Walsh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Glinny, Co. Cork
    Informant
    David Walsh
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Glinny, Co. Cork