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School: Sessiagh Uí Néill

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Sessiagh (O'Neill), Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Liam Mac Meanman
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1097, Page 142

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  1. The Peregrination of Charley Gill (continued)

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    Watching everybody that passes up and down,
    More faithful than the other who keep sentry on the town
    IIIIIIIIIIIIII
    And shure I know the Doctor , a gentleman is he,
    Beloved by all who know him and very kind to me,
    Who hath not heard of Johnston's famous "Motor Car,"
    That carried round our highland lad when the Irish were at war.
    IIIIIIIIIIIIIII
    Of course I know Frank Harkin, 'tis he that mends my soles
    When tramping on the highway hath wor[?] them out in holes,
    He lives above the barber, you will see his name quite plain,
    Its posted up in Irish at his place in
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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
    Informant
    Willie Gillespie
    Address
    Sessiagh (O'Neill), Co. Donegal