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School: Staghall

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Staghall, Co. Cavan
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G. Mc Govern
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0971, Page 053

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  1. Dance in Farmer Pat's

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    My name is Pat
    I am proud of that, and the same
    I will never deny.
    I went to Bundoran to hear the
    waves snoring
    I was afraid I was going to die.
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    I left my maid and my steward to
    carry on trade my pigs and
    my calves for to feed
    A large pack of flour they soon
    did devour the gulpins that I
    left behind.
    111
    The old cod was berley three days
    in Bundoran, when the maid
    addressed the steward in the following
    manner, saying: "Philip, what
    about having a dance in the old
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    May Mc Keown
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Brankill, Co. Cavan