School: An Bóthar Buí (C.) (roll number 16397)
- Location:
- Boherboy, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Eilís, Bean Uí Bhraoin
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0354, Page 276
Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.
See copyright details.
Download
Open data
Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- XML School: An Bóthar Buí (C.)
- XML Page 276
- XML “A Local Song”
Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.
On this page
A Local Song
“Tis of a pretty maiden fair these lines I will unfold.”
The following poem was made by Tim Galvin, a carpenter who lived near Kiskeam.
"Tis of a pretty maiden fair these lines I will unfold,
She is possessed of riches great, and an estate of gold,
"Tis true I love her dearly though I'm of a low degree,
And the praises of this fair maid I will relate to thee.When first I met this pretty girl 'twas in the month of May,
As I strayed by the Araglen's side to lure the fishes gay,
I spied this pretty fair maid trip o'er the pasture green,
And she was bound all for her(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Nellie O' Connor
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Derryleagh, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Tim Galvin
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Carpenter
- Address
- Kishkeam, Co. Cork