School: Moyvoughley (roll number 7249)
- Location:
- Moyvoughly, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: C. Ní Fhlannagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0743, Page 120
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- Larry wants a wife, says the fair haired lad
To match him during life says the fair haired lad
And the maid is young and fair
And she curls up her hair
Poor Larry to ensnare
Says the fair haired lad.
He can badly do without her
For he always raves about her
Says the fair haired lad
I'm sure she'll suit his taste
for she's lovely, mild and chaste
And quite slender round the waist
says the fair haired ladHer eyes as dark as shoes, says the fair haired lad,
And her hair is like to those, says the faire haired lad
She is light upon her feet
She is dandy, spruce and neat
and in manners so complete says the fair haired lad(continues on next page)
- Informant
- William Keane
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 75
