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School: Drumfries (roll number 1572)

Location:
Drumfree, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
P. E. Ó Dubhthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1110, Page 192

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  1. The Shandrum Stillers

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    Come all you famous tippler and drunkerds of the state I hope it will interest you those lines I now relate. A still was run the other night
    by two important men just over there in Shandrum by the assestance of big Dan.
    2 verse
    The owenrs they were Bradley like ways John's Barney too the strugled hard to get the stuff er Christmas came in veiw but sugar being hard to get so plans thentook a turn so Mary she got orders for to wash and scald the churn.
    3 verse
    Now old Johenie Wanish
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Liam Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Shandrim, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Pat Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 50
    Address
    Shandrim, Co. Donegal