School: Cloghan (B.), Banagher

Location:
Cloghan, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
Francis O' Connor
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  1. This story was told to James Ryan (aged 12 years) by his father Kieran Ryan Ballysheil and is written here by Thomas Butler on 16th day of March 1938.
    Land Lord of Ballysheil
    Mr.s Fox was a widow, she was Land Lord of our district Ballysheil. She lived in Ferbane she had land of her own in Ballysheil. She would not allow you to sow corn in the one field, years in succession. She would not allow to burn south grass. She would not allow you to shoot game on the land.
    Song about the Land Lord
    I went into the Land Lord thus to him did say Why do you dispossess me I am clear with you till May.
    With an angry frown he turned around no longer need you wait.
    I will tumble all the small houses on my estate.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Ryan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    12
    Address
    Ballysheil, Co. Offaly
    Collector
    Thomas Butler
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Kieran Ryan
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballysheil, Co. Offaly