School: Eaglais
- Location:
- Burren, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: S. Ó Mongaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0089, Page 141
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“One night a man was coming home from town on horse-back.”
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- Cháitlin Ní Fhlannghaile
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- William Flannery
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 55
- Address
- Sarnaght, Co. Mayo
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“Hurry up Hurry, Says the lady of the boat...”
Hurry up Hurry
Says the lady of the boat
I'd rather a guinea than a one
pound note
The guinea will sink
And the pound will float
I'd rather a guinea than a one
pound note