School: Belturbet (B)
- Location:
- Belturbet, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: J. Mc Govern
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0971, Page 199
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When the curlew flies high and it's cry heard.
When the swallow flies low.
When the herring-gull comes in to land.
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One day he made a burst and he got into the street
He robbed and hustled every man whom he chanced to meet
You would think he was a wild boar from the woods of Drumalure.
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- Informant
- Miss K. Lecky
- Gender
- Female
