School: Kilmore (roll number 13010)
- Location:
- Kilmore, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Eilís, Bean Uí Cheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0204, Page 358
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- (continued from previous page)If you're bound for Dromahair 1/6 'tis the fare
What a royal time you'll have upon the brake
II
Now within this brake you'll see such a jovial company
While the merry chat and laughter goes round
You'll hear stories grave and gay, all the topics of the day
While a pair of Spanish horses skin the ground
Chorus
Crack, Whack, Smack the car is starting
And if you're interested a smoke to take
While the horses climb the hill take out your pipe and fill
You'll enjoy a quiet puff upon the brake.
- Collector
- Brigid Mc Loughlin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Killadiskert, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- Joseph Gallagher
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 72
- Address
- Drumkeeran, Co. Leitrim
