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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1015, Page 256

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1015, Page 256

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  1. Sitting on the Stile (continued)

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    Thats all thats left to Pat
    The landlord is very good indeed
    He might have taken that
    He might have taken me
    But then it was'nt worth his while Thats why I'm now at liberty
    To sit upon the stile
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    I'm sitting on the stile Mary
    But not for very long
    Its nice to hear the thrushes sing
    And hear the cuckoo's song
    But I must work and I must eat
    And I must cross the sea
    So sitting on the stile Mary
    Is not the style for me.
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    “The house and farm owned by James Cooney...”

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    The house and farm owned by James Cooney in the townland of Drumbinnis, and known as the "Rookery" (because in the tall pine trees that surround it the crows built every year) was purchased by his grandfather in 1830. His grandfather was born in the townland of Muff in the parish of Kill
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    Language
    English
    Informant
    James Cooney
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    40
    Address
    Drumbinnis, Co. Cavan