School: Cnoc na Groighe (B.), Ráth Mhór (roll number 1685)
- Location:
- Knocknagree, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Diarmuid Ó Muimhneacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0357, Page 317
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Local Songs (continued)
“Dá mbeadh pípín lán tobac agam”
(continued from previous page)I fear you have your lord betrayed".Collected from Mrs B. Sheehan Knocknagree
supposed to be composed by Donncadh Buidhe Moynihan (:) Old Chapel
Collector Liam Herlihy Knocknagree
Local Songs
“Dá mbeadh pípín lán tobac agam”
Dá mbeadh pípín lán tobac agam
Agus boiscín lán de shnaoise
Braoinín uisge-beatha
Agus an barraille bheith líonta
Leabaidh mhaith chum chodhlata
Is níor bhfada liom an oidhche
Is níor bhaoghal don duine an bhaile seo
Mo chapaill ná mo chaora. - Collector
- Con Linehan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Knockyhena, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Dan Buckley
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Knockyhena, Co. Cork
Local Songs
“Dá mbeadh pípín lán tobac agam”
A dreadful tale I tell you,
Occured the other day.
A moving bog in Kerry,
Lately ran away.
It swept away Con Donnelly
His loving wife and family
And entered in Killarney lakes,
Thank God it was to say(?)
To see those bodies floating in the Abhainn Ui Chriarda(continues on next page)