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   “There was a man in Dublin Dee...”

   

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   There was a man in Dublin Dee He set a garden full of seed When the seed began to grow Like a garden full of snow When the snow began to melt Like a ship without a belt When the ship began to sail Like a bird without a tail When the bird began to fly Like a needle in the sky When the sky began to fall Like a bottle in the wall When the bottle began to spill Like a fairy in the hill When the fairy began to dance Like a woman going to France Three shots of a gun Three sticks across the wall The Lord have mercy on us all

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. poetry
         1. folk poetry (~9,504)
   2. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
         1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Mr Heverin

   Gender

   Male

   Informant

   William Tolan

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   80

   Address

   Sheeans, Co. Mayo

2. Rann

   “Doora Dara play a pin...”

   

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   Doora Dora play a pin
   Open the gate
   And let the poor blind man in.

   

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