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

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Kildalkey, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Muiris Ó Fearghail
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0695, Page 020

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  1. Local Songs

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

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    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.
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  2. Local Songs

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

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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Patrick Newman
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kildalkey, Co. Meath