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  1. A Local Song

    “I met a land commissoner last Spring upon the road,”

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    About four years ago the lands of Gravelstown were divided and a man named Seamus O'Brien who went there for work made up the the following song about a certain field in the farm called the
    "Crocan Bán" ._
    I met a land commissoner last Spring upon the road,
    He said, "If you are idle lad, step of from your abode,
    And start to build those ditches for a fair and decent pay,
    So buckle up your breeches and to-morrow move away.
    The foreman he will meet you a little after dawn,
    With pleasant smile h'll greet you down by the "Crocan Bán".
    II
    So early the next morning I started off to work,
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Jane O' Connell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drakerath, Co. Meath