School: St Oran's, Buncrana
- Location:
- Buncrana, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Seán Mac Éibhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1111, Page 239
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- (continued from previous page)Now to conclude and finish,
I now lay down my pen,
And I hope that I said nothing
That would anyone offend.
For there's not one from the Thorn,
Or from that to Kippick Hill.
But knows that Humped hippocrite
That was on Jolly hill.
The places mentioned in this song are in Scotland.
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“When St. Columba was in this part of the country, the soldiers were after him and he was running.”
When St. Columba was in this part of the country, the soldiers were after him and he was running. The rushes tripped him and from that day to this day there never grew a straight rush. They all grow along the ground. - Transcription guide » You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.
- Informant
- Edward Mc Grory
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 86
- Address
- Meenagory, Co. Donegal
