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School: Mín Charraigeach (roll number 7188)

Location:
Meencargagh, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Caitlín Nic Ghiolla Uain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1096, Page 151

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  1. Old Ballad - The Old Oak Tree

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    Twas on a summer’s holiday
    To Yorkshire I did go
    To spend a little holiday
    With one wee girl I know,
    And as sure as I’m a sinner
    This girl I mean to win
    And marry her next summer
    And then we shall have fun.
    II
    The summer sun was glowing,
    The farmers’ men were mowing,
    The river gently flowing,
    And it filled our hearts with glee,
    The birds their notes were swelling,
    I to her my love was telling,
    And we seated ‘neath the branches
    Of the old Oak Tree.
    III
    The good old man, the farmer,
    He said that he would rather
    I’d marry his young daughter
    And take her for my own;
    In his farm there’s forty acres,
    It grows flowers, fruit, and potatoes,
    But she’s the fairest flower
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Sarah Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Meencrumlin, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mrs Maggie Kelly
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    34
    Address
    Meencrumlin, Co. Donegal