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School: Lecks

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Lecks, Co. Cavan
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C. Ní Dhiarmuida
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1013, Page 166

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  1. Phil Halfpenny's Jennet (continued)

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    (continued from previous page)
    Verse VI
    The wife she wears the breeches and her call he must obey
    If he neglects her service, he'll not get his lips on tea
    His make and shape is like and Ape in Harry's wicked clan
    And his effigy its frightful when he sits upon the van
    Verse VII
    When he looks behind that nasty swine of me he gets afraid
    I'll pay him for his peeping yet if my life is spared
    And I'll not deny before I die, I would find him if I can
    And I'll make him remember the poor jennet in the van
    Verse VIII
    Farewell to Dhuish Mountain, where I got some idle days
    And if poor Phil got his will he wasn't hard to please
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Coffey
    Gender
    Female