School: Ballygibbon, Baile Mhistéala
- Location:
- Ballygiblin, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Domhnall Ó Riagain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0376, Page 137
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- (continued from previous page)'Twas a fine summer's morning
about twelve in the day
When the birds 'gan to sing and
the asses to bray.
When Patrick, the bridegroom, and Una, the bride
In clean bibs and clean tuckers
Set off side by side
The piper played first in the rear, Sir
The maids blushed, the bridegroom did swear sire
Oh! Lord. how the spalpeens did stare sir
At this wedding in Ballyporeen.
III
They were soon tacked together and home did return,
To make merry the day by the sound of the churn.
They sat down together a frolicksome troup
The banks of the Shannon ne'er saw such a group(continues on next page)
