School: An Clochar, Béal an Átha Móir (roll number 13614)

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   The youth reply:-

   As for MacGovern, pray let them alone
   As you are a strange and know not your home
   You were well respected in the country at large
   'Till you grew up to be a parish charge.
   Now your friends and relations have you denied(?)
   And since you get married your wife often cried

   Doyle replied and wound up by saying:-

   D stands for Doyle of fame and renown and M for MacGovern the hungry hound.

   The youth replied:-

   D stands for Divil and D stands for Doyle and D stand for Dolan that is joined to the broil.

   Your Doyle for the divil, your Doyle for all strife, your Doyle for misfortune, and God help your wife.

   It went on in this strain on many verses 'till Doyle gave in, he was beaten. This boy alluded to, was a son of the most famed of the rhymers MacGoverns; their descendants still live in the place, but there is nothing of rhyme in 'em. There is a family named Mulvarnity one of whom is still alive whose mother is one of the rhymers, they could make a piece of poetry on anything they'd think of. The following is a sample. About 36 years ago, when the potato spraying came to this district first, they made a piece of poetry on the many good qualities of it, here is a verse of same:-

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. seánra
      1. filíocht
         1. filíocht na ndaoine (~9,504)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Carmel Conlon

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   14

   Address

   Béal an Átha Móir, Co. Liatroma

   Informant

   Patrick O' Rourke

   Gender

   Male

   Occupation

   Undertaker

   Address

   Béal an Átha Móir, Co. Liatroma