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School: Caisleán Uí Liatháin (B.) (roll number 1867)

Location:
Castlelyons, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Éamonn Ó Ceallacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0381, Page 132

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    “I knew an old thatcher a long time ago.”

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    Singing daddy-dum diddy, O diddy-dum day.
    The jolly old thatcher he is gone to his rest.
    He laid down his needle, he's one of the blest
    He left us a legacy, one that will stay
    His daddy-dum-diddy, o diddy-dum-day.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Leahy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Castlelyons, Co. Cork
    Informant
    John Leahy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Castlelyons, Co. Cork