School: Drumcoghill
- Location:
- Drumcoghill Lower, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Bean Uí Iomaire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0982, Page 207
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- No. 7. Four Willing Servants
One Summer Eve I chanced to stray
Through verdant paths where feathered
songsters play.
I sat close by a purling river-side
When soon my eyes a lovely maiden spiedFour willing servants I perceived she chose
Who wrought untiring to provide her clothes
So friendly were they while I was in view
That every time they met they gave a kiss, or twoNow this is true & by experience tried
That every time they met the Gordian knot
they tied.Ans - 4 Knitting needles.No. 8.
Adam and Eve came down this way.
To inspect the ladies' costumes of to-day.
Said Adam to Eve my dear there is not
much change since we were here.Adam and Eve came down this way
To inspect the ladies' costumes of to-day
Said Adam to Eve. "I think my dear
there's not much change since we were here".
- Collector
- Mrs A. Montgomery
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Teacher
- Address
- Corr, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- T. Duncan
- Gender
- Unknown
- Age
- 86
- Address
- Magherafelt, Co. Derry
