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School: Dunleer (C.) (roll number 1496)

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Dunleer, Co. Louth
Teacher:
M. Ní Chathasaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0674, Page 106

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  1. Katie Carroll's Dance

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    Have you heard of Katie Carroll's Dance.
    And the fun we had that night,
    To see the Dunleer courting boys
    It was an awful sight.
    Led on by Willie Taaffe
    Six handsome youths so fine
    And they stole the poor man's pudding,
    At the dance-house in the Trean
    II
    Sure it was after Christmas
    The boys were full of glee,
    They went to Katie Carroll's,
    Their sweethearts for to see,
    They say beside the cupboard.
    Where the pudding chanced to be
    And Willie winked and gave the tip,
    To Joe, the doctor's boy
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nuala Faulkner
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Thomas Faulkner
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Trean, Co. Louth