School: Lisball
- Location:
- Lisball, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: S. Doherty
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1010, Page 152
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Tragic Tales of Bailieborough (continued)
“Copy of extract taken from 'Anglo-Celt', dated December 16th 1899.”
(continued from previous page)and he became the owner of the estate. He barbourously murdered his two step-children and burnt their bodies in a lime kiln. Some time about 1750 hald the estate was purchaed by Mr Henry Singleton, whose family own it yet. Part of it is also owned by Lord Annesley and Mr Charles Adams. Mr John R. Singleton a few years ago built a very handsome residence at Shercock and called it Piercecourt House.
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“Come all ye young men that are wished to get married.”
Come all ye young men that are wished to get married
I pray, pay attention to what I relate
I'm going to exhibit a few simple verses
Concerning young ladies that does dress so neat.
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For the clothing they wear they call it primsetta
With a stripe of black velvet all trimmed round their tail
Their shoes are all made of the nice varnish leather
And yet above all hey must hoise up their veils.
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I went to the fair with my heart like a feather
For to treat a sweetheart, sure it was my design,
I meet them to lassies just walking together
And them neatly dressed in their prinsetta so fine(continues on next page) - Collector
- S. Doherty
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Teacher
- Address
- Lisball, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Mr Isaac Trotter
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Lisball, Co. Cavan