School: Creganbane (roll number 14079)
- Location:
- Cregganbaun, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Dáithí Mag Réill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0137B, Page 25_060
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“There was a song made by the Bundorra people...”
(continued from previous page)A man from Bundorra bought an ass from a man back in the West. A couple of days after he bought him, the ass died. The people from Bundorra made a song cursing the man they bought the ass from."My curse to you Pat Gibbons and Davy Johnny too,
'Twas ye that gave my pedigree to the Bundorra crew,
Ye worked me with hard labour back at Turlach Mór,
Ubtil I got the bad disorder, so now I am no more,
When Tom awoke those words he spoke and spoke them with great nature,
I have no ass to graze my grass and you'd pity Tom the creature,(continues on next page)
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- Martin Grady
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