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School: Monknewton (roll number 9696)

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Monknewtown, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Maighréad Ní Mhurchadha
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    His is dead this two and
    twenty years said the
    Turf man from Ardee.
    VI.
    He spoke about his country cause
    And how we were oppressed
    We have learned men in
    Parlement
    Our wrongs to redress
    But they are all a blumen
    hum bog said the
    Turf man from Ardee.
    VII.
    I heard a cheery voice which
    I knew very well
    Asking this old man his load of turf to sell.
    I shook this noble hand of his
    Then bowed respectfully
    For I hoped to meet some future day with
    The turf man from Ardee.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Alice Smyth
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Dowth, Co. Meath