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1. A Legend of Shronell (continued)

   

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   As with himself he contemplated,
   These lands would soon be confiscated;
   And here were granite and sandstone
   Would suit the building trade;
   And if he could acquire these lands
   His fortune would me made.
   To Bally Aileen quarry, he
   Proceeds without delay;
   When a premature explosion
   Nearly blew his head away.

   Of cuts and bruises he had lots,
   His nose was almost gone;
   Until he saw the lone magpie,
   It mattered not how hard he'd try
   All things were going wrong.
   But from that day his luck they say
   Increased a hundred fold;
   Till he bought the casks of tallow & lard
   That he hauled from Cashel to Ballinard
   And in them found a rich reward,
   For they were casks of gold;
   Which the monks had covered in this way,
   While in them they had stowed away
   Most of what wealth in Cashel lay
   Thinking thus to deceive

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. poetry
         1. folk poetry (~9,504)

   Language

   English

   Informant

   Edmond Murphy

   Gender

   Male