School: Baile Mhic Dáibhid (Ballydevitte) (roll number 3854)
- Location:
- Ballydevitt Beg, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Cathal Mac an Luain
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1031, Page 340
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- (continued from previous page)Charley Doherty’s house was low,
And into him the tide did go,
Said Charley to himself I’m brave and big,
And I’ll do all I can to save my pig.Chorus – Run boys run, run away,
Your life is in danger this very day
Dan McCollion seized the “cennle” [?],
When he saw the tide come up the “vennel”,
Said Mary to Dan it might do harm,
So she took a child in every armChorus:- Run boys etc.
Old McClure sat down to his dinner,
With a goose’s heart and a gander’s liver,
At that the tide cam up with the floor,
Oh! faith I’m done said old McClure,
When George came in his heart did jump,
George ran up to give William a drag,
Oh! Stop said William the water is in my “tag”Chorus-
Indeed the Row wasn’t last on the page,
Said mary Ann Hegarty and James McTeague,
We thought the world was at an end,(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Una Begley
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Donegal, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Bean Uí Closcaidh
- Relation
- Unknown
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 65
- Occupation
- Bean phósta
- Address
- Donegal, Co. Donegal
