School: Béal Átha an Dá Chab
- Location:
- Béal an Dá Chab, Co. Chorcaí
- Teacher: Síle Ní Mhathúna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0291, Page 278
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Song (continued)
“When you resolve to settle down and take yourself a wife”
(continued from previous page)yet were caught.
3
The parson seeks to gain the See, the Sailor sighs for port.
The private would a captain be,
The lawyer Judge in court.
I'll be contented with my lot,
Whatever it may be,
I will not envy neighbour Brown, or any other man.
If friends fall off I'll simply say, what sages long have taught,
There are as good fish in the sea as ever, yet were caught.
- Collector
- Nora Donovan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Chuailleach Mhór, Co. Chorcaí
- Informant
- Mr T. O' Donovan
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 56
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- An Chuailleach Mhór, Co. Chorcaí