School: Scoil na mBráthar, Caiseal (roll number 16726)
- Location:
- Cashel, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: An Br. B. E. Ó hOireabháird
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0555, Page 306
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Old Songs (continued)
“Up in Kilcock hill ¶ A man he lived there”
(continued from previous page)She had so many faults
That he could not her guarantee
And he brought her home again
And a sorry man was he,
Once upon a time there was a man living in Kilcock and he had an old cow which he brought to many a fair. She had many faults and he could not sell her. The people in that locality made up the song about him
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Johnny when you die
Wont you leave me the fiddle D.
Johnny when you die
Wont you leave me the bow.
Johnny if you wont
You can go to the devil O
- There are four graveyards in my parish. Namely Gaile Ballysheehan Little Church and Ardmayle. All of those graveyards are used. They are ruined churches in some of them. They are all square in shape. They are people buried in the ruined(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Philip Ryan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Castlemoyle North, Co. Tipperary
