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School: Muine Mór

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Meenymore, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Liam Ó Briain
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  1. An Old Song

    “Young Mary O Mara loved Maurice O Gara.”

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    Young Mary O Mara loved Maurice O Gara.
    A stout rebel he, she a blushing colleen.
    And Mary O Mara and Maurice O Gara often danced with light hearts here at the eve on the green.
    Young Maurice O Gara had fought by the barrow
    And weilded a pike in the town of Ardee,
    And Mary O Mara was straight as an arrow and the prettiest maid on the banks of the Lee.
    It was mid summer
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Anne Mac Morrow
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Gortnalibbert, Co. Leitrim