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School: Arva (C.)

Location:
Arvagh, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Mrs Mc Govern
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0984, Page 088

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0984, Page 088

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  1. A Local Song (continued)

    “The Brenanns are not working”

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    (continued from previous page)
    By the aid of Thomas Green,
    First they show the little box.
    Then the coppers are seen.
    (continues on next page)
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  2. A Local Song

    “As I walked down through Arva town I saw in red quite plain.”

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    (1)
    As I walked down through Arva town I saw in red quite plain,
    The Eagle house the fire in town that bore Mc Guires name.
    Around the town the shuts came down.
    But when I chanced to look
    Instead of down it was from the ground the shuts were pulling up.
    (2)
    There was Prior and Mc Guire
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Philomena O' Reilly
    Gender
    Female
    Occupation
    Pupil
    Address
    Arvagh, Co. Cavan