School: An Clochar, Cara Droma Ruisc
- Location:
- Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim / Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: An tSr. Emerentia
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“As I roved out one evening, down by the river side...”
(continued from previous page)This fair maid got quite angry these words she then did say, “if you think I’m a heretic, young man, you’r much astray, for I’m as loyal to my church, as you be to your creed, and therefor if you wish to know I’m of the proper seed.”
“How could that be, my dear, he says, that you be of the proper seed, that spring from Bess and Har who enacted wicked deeds.
For since Luthers reformation you are left in the lurch, don’t you know was a friar who revolted from our church.
This fair maid got more anger, she then made this reply, saying “Johnny, dearest Johnny,(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen Carr
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim / Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Mrs Margaret Mulvey
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim / Co. Roscommon