School: Kildalkey (B.) (roll number 867)

Location:
Kildalkey, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Muiris Ó Fearghail
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  1. Local Songs

    I'll sing you a song of a big tom cat.

    Local Songs
    I'll sing you a song
    of a big tom cat,
    Who carries his tail
    behind him
    While perched on the lap
    of a maiden I love
    Shure everynight I
    find him.
    My sweetheart's cabin
    is thatched wiht straw
    With roses clingin round
    it
    Whiel strolling along
    through fields one day
    down a winding lane
    I found it.
    told by Patrick Newman, Wood, Kildalkey.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Informant
    Patrick Newman
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kildalkey, Co. Meath
  2. Local Songs

    But when I came to Kearneys I found a great surprise.

    My name is Larry Dunne,
    A man of high renown
    I have an old steam engine
    And they call it Castletown
    I threshed the country over,
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.