School: Garryshane (roll number 1886)

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   We met the "Bully" Condon and he wore his huntsmans cap.
   he trained the Marquis of Avon
   And likewise Mr. A
   And he came to slip the dogs from Tipp,
   In George's motor-car.
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   Those dogs were fed on wholemeal bread,
   To prepare them for the day
   And while in slips they smacked their lips
   So eager for the pay
   The hare he rose with grateful pose
   Across the field he fled,
   With barks and squeals they were on his heels
   As o'er the dew they tread.
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   Do'nt talk about Clounanna
   The coursin was sublime
   Jack Corbett's dog he led the hare
   And won in record time
   The hares they made for Donaskeigh
   And the dogs for Mullingar
   And Ned Lowry's bitch, she jumped the ditch
   And made for George's Car.
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   The along came Chappie D'arcy
   And he sitting in his van

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   History Edit

   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