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School: Rahugh (roll number 12905)

Location:
Rahugh, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
P. Ó Maonghaile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0732, Page 297

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    “Doonaghan the tailor altho' he is not big.”

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    So they rustled about in a santer so stout.
    But the Castle-town boys soon gave them the rout.
    IV
    It was Joe Wyer, Daniel Daly and sweet Simon Wyer
    Who hunted thoes boys through bog, dail, and briar.
    They hunted them up and they hunted them down
    So long life in succesion to you castletown.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Elizabeth Molloy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cappanrush, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    John Molloy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cappanrush, Co. Westmeath