School: Garryshane (roll number 1886)

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   Twas down to Bridge Street corner
   One morning we did stray,
   We met some of the "Doggie" boys
   Who this to us did say,
   You've got to come out to Drundrum
   You know its very far
   And how are we to get there
   Without a Motor-car.
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   Oh Patrick dear, be of good cheer
   I'll tell you what we'll do,
   The motor-cars are plenty
   But the "Bobs" are very few,
   We'll slip across the road here
   Before we walk so far,
   And we'll give the dogs a jolly ride
   In George's motor car,
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   To the hill of crough we had to go
   To warm up our feet,
   The dogs wore lovely covers
   Just to hide was was beneath,
   We got aboard the Antartic craft
   When her cargo it was full,
   She listed on her Starboard side
   She was packed up to her Hull,

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Margaret O' Dwyer

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Cloonmalonga, Co. Tipperary

   Informant

   Jeremiah O' Dwyer

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Cloonmalonga, Co. Tipperary