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School: Muclach

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Mucklagh, Co. Offaly
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S. Ó Néill
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    I left Bunny Scotland the land of brown Heath
    To Erin I quickly sailed oer
    Whole rack rent and famine had
    Drove men to death or an - out -
    Cast on some foreign shore
    I quickly sailed oer to see for my self
    It was night and the north wind
    Did roar
    And from shelter to gain from the
    Wind and the rain
    Sure I called at an Irish man's door
    Chorous
    Says Pat sir come in though my roof
    It is tin, and humble and lean
    Is my store
    You may always depend on meeting
    A friend when you call at an
    Irish man's door.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Lily Boylan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    Saint O'Hara's Hill, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Joseph Boylan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    40
    Address
    Saint O'Hara's Hill, Co. Offaly