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School: Bracknagh (2)

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Bracknagh, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
S. Mac Giobúin
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  1. An Old Story (continued)

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    sit down and play a game. As they were playing the first man seemed to be winning all the time. It happened that a card fell and when the second man saw the other man's feet he knew it was the devil. The man fainted and the next day he was found dead.
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  2. A Song

    “There's a little dancing n your laughing Irish eyes”

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    Come each jolly fellow that likes to be mellow,
    Attend unto me and sit easy
    One jorum be quite my boys and I'll try it,
    Dull thinking doth make a man crazy, for here I am King
    I'll drink, dance or sing.
    Let no man appear as a stranger but
    Show the ass that refuses a glass,
    And I'll ordre him hay in a manger.
    II
    By ploughing by sowing by reaping and
    (continues on next page)
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Conlon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Parkmeen, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Joseph Conlon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Parkmeen, Co. Offaly