School: Sráid na Cille, Cathair Dhún Iascaigh (roll number 15184)
- Location:
- Caher, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Déoirín Ní Ragháil
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0570, Page 144
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Local Songs
“As I rode out one evening, It being in the month of May...”
As I rode out one evening,
It being in the month of May
A mother and her baby I espied upon my way;
As she sat down most common
To the milking of her cow,
Saying I will and I must get married;
For the humour is on me now.
II
"O" stop your silly talking and hold your silly tongue
For there's time enough to get married,
For there's ten long years to come.
"And then if you'll get married
Will you tell who's the man
And she answered most common[?]
There's William, James, and John
A carpenter, a tailor and a man[?](continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kitty Fox
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Loughlohery, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Brigid Mac Donagh
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Woodrooff, Co. Tipperary