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School: Clonfide, Mullingar

Location:
Cloonfide, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Bean Uí Scealaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0754, Page 014

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  1. Father Peter's Cow

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    O Paddy dear and did you hear,
    The news that's going round,
    Our parish Priest, brave Father Pete,
    Has got a slice of ground,
    A speckled cow,
    Like John Mc Cormacks cows,
    And leap the ditch into Ned Kearney's play,
    And clip his prata brow,
    Hurrah for the Carrickedmond men,
    Hurrah three times again,
    And a lusty cheer for the sagart dear,
    And for the Carrickedmond men,
    II
    For milk she is a toper,
    And a bucket she can flow,
    For that speckled cow it took,
    A prize in the Longford show,
    But when she clipped the prata brow,
    We though she'd not survive,
    But now she is a bonny cow,
    The fattest cow alive,
    Hurrah the Carrickedmond men,
    May be very glad to day,
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Lennon
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    12
    Address
    Doory, Co. Longford