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   And said if horns does appear, with costic strong the buds besmear.
   Not that was bad but they done worse, for they destroyed our useful horse.
   So sound of limb and true as steel, to draw a plough or turn a wheel.
   Where could you beat the horse or mare, we use to buy in Milford fair.
   For work to them was only fun, though aften fed on pounded whin.
   Ere train or motor took the road, at Derry we would pack their load.
   Well over a ton and then but small, they'd land it right in Donegal.
   And never slack nor halt their load, except at Dan's of Barnes road.
   Where we refreshed ourselves and them, and cheery weed start off again.
   Those scothies now of which I speak, they would'nt make it in a week.
   Those dreamy clumsy hairy clatches

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. poetry
         1. folk poetry (~9,504)

   Language

   English

   Informant

   Tom Gillespie

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   56

   Address

   Sessiagh (O'Neill), Co. Donegal