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School: Gaduidhe Dubh (C.)

Location:
Gaddyduff, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Cáitlín Ní Mhiothagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1120, Page 383

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    “A soldier and a sailor went a walking one day ¶ Said the soldier to the sailor I have a great mind to pray.”

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    and the bellies of poor men
    May the muckle divil dam them
    Said the soldier. Amen.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Devlin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Gaddyduff, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    William Porter
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    82
    Address
    Gaddyduff, Co. Donegal