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Á. Ní Cholmáin
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  1. A Local Song

    “When Paddy Doyle lived near Killarney,”

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    A Local Song
    When Paddy Doyle lived near Killarney,
    He courted a maid called Betty Toole,
    Her tongue I own was tipped with Blarney,
    Which seemed to Pat as a golden rule.
    One heavenly night in last November,
    The moon shone gently from above,
    The night it was I can't remember
    Paddy went to meet his love.
    Some liquor he had taken that night,
    Which made his spirits light and gay,
    Says he what need I go so quick,
    Shure I know I'll meet her on the way.
    (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
    Jennie Maguire
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    The Hill, Co. Dublin
    Informant
    Mrs Maguire
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    c. 50
    Address
    The Hill, Co. Dublin