School: Derryham

Location:
Derryhum, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
A. Ó Máirtín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0981, Page 076

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0981, Page 076

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  1. This old song was told to me by John Cooney of Termon.
    The Hackler from Grousehall.
    I I am a roving hackler that loves the
    shamrock shore.
    My name is Pat O'Donnell and my
    years are eighty four.
    Being loved and well respected.
    By neighbours one and all.
    In sweet Stradone I am well known
    around Laragh and Grousehall
    II When I was young I danced and sung
    and drank good whiskey too.
    Each shibing shop that sold a drop
    of the real old mountain dew.
    With poteen still on every hill the
    peelers had no call and on "Patricks day"
    I long to stray with pleasure to Grousehall.
    But I think it strange how times
    are changed so very much of late
    Coercion now to all the row and peelers on the beat
    The greatest crime of all since Balfour
    placed this hungery beast the sergent
    at Grousehall
    III Ah his rule on dogs is shurly flog
    Tis shoking to be hold
    A six mounth pup he will pull
    (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
    Informant
    John Cooney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Termon, Co. Cavan