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1. The Cork and Mallow Races (continued)

   

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   It is there you would see confectioners,
   With sugarsticks and dainties,
   The oranges the lozenges,
   The lemons and the raisins,
   There were gingerbread and spices there
   To accomodate the ladies,
   And pig crúibíns for twopence,
   To be picking while you're able
   Agus gheóbham arís an crúisgín is bíodh sé lán.
   VII
   The bells rang out for starting,
   The horses were impatient,
   You would think they never stood on ground
   Their speed was so amazing,
   'Tis there you would see jockies,
   And they mounted on most nately,
   The pink, the blue, the red, the green,
   The emblem of their nation,
   Agus gheóbham arís an crúisgín is bíodh sé lán.
   VII
   'Tis there you would see gamblers,
   Thimblemen and garters,
   The sporting wheel of fortune there,
   With its four and twenty quarters,
   Others without scruple pelting bottles,
   At poor Magie,
   And her father well contented,

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   History Edit

   Languages

   Irish

   English

   Collector

   Muircheartach Óg Ó Séaghdha

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Cappanaparka East, Co. Cork

   Informant

   Johnny O' Sullivan

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Bawn, Co. Cork