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Volume: CBÉ 0189

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The Main Manuscript Collection, Volume 0189, Page 307

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    “Davy Cosgrove trapped a flea wan night...”

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    Davy Cosgrove trapped a flea wan night
    Upon his scut
    It measured fourteen inches long
    The length of the "Cuidéil's" foot
    Joaney got the pot stick and Davy got the shears
    And they split the louse's temple six long inches from his ears
    "Cuidéil" was a nickname was on another fellow in Camross
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Item type
    Lore
    Language
    Béarla
    Writing mode
    Handwritten
    Writing script
    Roman script