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School: Mín Charraigeach (roll number 7188)

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Meencargagh, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Caitlín Nic Ghiolla Uain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1096, Page 180

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    (continued from previous page)
    And took her young life.
    IV
    Then early one morning
    When the captain set sail:
    “There is here a murderer
    My ship she won’t sail.”
    Then out stepped bold Willie:
    “I’m sure tisn’t I,
    No murder did I
    No murder will I ever
    Until I do die.”
    V
    Then appeared a spirit
    Light, fleecy, and grey,
    It spoke to the captain
    And this it did say:
    “He murdered, he murdered,
    He murdered Miss Browne;
    I’ll rip him, I’ll strip him
    Until he doth drown.”
    VI
    He ripped him, he stripped him,
    The while he did cry,
    He beat him, he struck him
    Until he did die:
    (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)
    2. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Cassidy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Croaghonagh, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mrs Mary Ann Doherty
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    56
    Address
    Croaghonagh, Co. Donegal