School: Cill Moibhí (C.) (roll number 13081)
- Location:
- Kilmovee, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Áine, Bean Uí Dhubhthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0114, Page 119
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- (continued from previous page)Two dead men fighting, to blind men looking on, to cripples running for the police, and two dummies shouting hurry on?
A lie
(no title)
“All ye young men I pray draw who have your liberty A sad and dismal story I mean to tell...”
IAll ye young men I pray draw who have your liberty
A sad and dismal story I mean to tell
While in a foreign country, I now must sigh and moan
When I think of the happy days, I spent in Eirn's lovely home IIWhen I was young and in my prime, my age was twenty one
I then became a servant to a noble gentleman
I served him too, most honestly and very well its know
Till cruel fate he banished me, from Eirn's lovely home III(continues on next page) - Collector
- Margaret Tully
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Raherolus, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Michael Tully
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Raherolus, Co. Mayo
