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School: Glenderry (roll number 10403)

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Glenderry, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Peadar Ó Gleathbhúir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0417C, Page 01_029

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    There is a lot of old poetry made by local men that was neve written in books. There was once a man in jail, and one day he asked the warder for a drink of water, and he did not get it; and this is the song he composed about it.
    "I axed the warder for a drink of water, I thought the drough[?] it would pierse my heart. "The devil a drop, said he you will get until morning; "Damn you eyes," said he the night is short"
    There was a song
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Micheal Gaynor
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Glenderry, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Tomas Gaynor
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Glenderry, Co. Kerry