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School: Faithche (Buachaillí)

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Fahy More, Co. Mayo
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Mícheál Ó Cinnéide
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0087, Page 369

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  1. A Song (continued)

    “All you novice bee-keepers”

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    Dont touch them big or small
    Sure I thought that quite sufficient
    From the Man that did know all.
    For two long hour the bees were left.
    To smother and to die
    The truth I do confess my boys
    It nearly made me cry.
    But he was faithful to his word
    At seven he did arrive
    We donned our hats and veils and all.
    The dead bees for to hive.
    But now he noticed something wrong.
    He quickly loosed the cover
    And on the board he cast them out
    In a tremendous shower.
    "My God" said he the bees are dead
    What happened them at all
    (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)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Paddy O' Malley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballinlough, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    O' Malley
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballinlough, Co. Mayo