School: Graughlough
- Location:
- Greaghclogh, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Mrs Wade
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1002, Page 107
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For the parting of you Dear Willie.
Is the parting of my life.
So stay at home Dear Willie
And I will be your wife.
3
O Nancy Dearest Nancy,
Its a thing that I could not do.
Our colonel he gave orders,
(?) woman there to go
4
But I'll cut off my yellow locks,
And going along with you.
I'll dress myself in Veleteen
And we will go to egypt too.
- I have heard of people who had a charm for banishing rats. No one understands how it is done only those that do it as they have a charm. fo which they cannot tell. If(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Billy Kincaid
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Seeharan, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Mr T. Cocharne
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Greaghclogh, Co. Cavan
