School: Hackettstown (2)

Location:
Hacketstown, Co. Carlow
Teacher:
Anna Seabrooke
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  1. A Song

    Brian O' Lynn had no coat to put on he got an old goat skin to make him one

    A Song.
    Brian O' Lynn.
    Brian O' Lynn had no coat to put on
    He got an old goat-skin to make him one
    He planted the horns right under his chin
    They will answer for pistols, says Brian O' Lynn.
    Brian O' Lynn had no trousers to wear
    He got an old sheep-skin to make him a pair.
    With the skinny side out and the woolly side in
    It's nice, light and cool, says Brian O' Lynn.
    Brian O' Lynn had no watch to wear
    He got an old turnip and scooped it out bare
    He planted a cricket right under the skin
    They will think it's a-ticking, says Brian O' Lynn.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Sarah Jane Tutty
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Hacketstown, Co. Carlow
    Informant
    Mrs Lawrence
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Slieveroe, Co. Wicklow