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School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, Sráid an Mhuilinn (roll number 2278)

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Millstreet, Co. Cork
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An tSr. Caoimhín
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  1. A Song Composed Locally after a Visit to Mt Melleray

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    A Song Composed Lcally after a Visit to Mt Melleray
    We have Connie Joe and Jenny O, Mary Fitz and Jeremiah.
    We had Radley Jack and Dan the Clerk.
    If you saw Din Lucy dressed so sprucy arm in arm with the J P's sons.
    And there was nothing sweeter than seeing Jack Peter and his pockets stuffed with ha'penny buns.
    In Cappoquin when we entered in, then we missed that fellow called Jerry O.
    We paid a crier a very small hire, to find him whether high or low.
    And in the best of glee we started off for Melleray.
    We were all so anxious to see Brother Francis who received us with open arms.
    With beef and mutton he served each glutton.
    And then he showed us around the farm.
    Clerck and the lasses got punch in glasses beef and mutton to their hearts's content.
    While the ladies in silk got bread in milk in the lobbies some storey high.
    Said monk to me "What brought ye here? Ye'r the quarest tourists I ever saw.
    It was no wonder we had such thunder "What brought ye apass the Mallow Spa.
    We want no vulture but men of culture I am tired of cutting far ye all day.
    I am nearly crazy I am getting lazy. For Gods sake in future stay away".
    (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
    Collector
    Moyra O' Riordan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Millstreet, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mr O' Riordan
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male