School: Carrickgorman
- Location:
- Carrickgorman, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: M. Fleming
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1006, Page 125
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A Song
“Which in this world of evils and cares”
This was a song composed by Phil Farnan, Bailieboro', about the "Hotel in the Hollow below"."We'll sing you a song with a partisan whiff.
Concerning a building in sweet Kilagriff.
A haven of hope in the Hollow below.
To harbour the weary with no where to go.There's not many in it perchance of the kind,
An honoured old pig is the best we can find,
So if you're benighted some time you're around.
To harbour the weary weary with no where to go.But after the banquet the bill will be due,
And solvency then will be seeing you through.
Yourself and your money must(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Arthur Mc Neill
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Mr Joe Mc Neill
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 55
- Address
- Corradooa, Co. Cavan