School: Cill Srianáin (Jamestown) (roll number 1024)
- Location:
- Jamestown, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Bríd Ní Ghormáin
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Old Song (continued)
“On the edge of a bog, on a splendid estate”
(continued from previous page)523The "dhrop" was the stuff for McCarthy.ChorusRi fol the doll, oll the doll oll the doll ee 3 times
Line 4. The dhrop was the stuff of McCarthy.A jar of poteen was laid on the shelf
Along with the noggins and other ould delph
And whenever he drank he drank to himself
"Heres a health ot ould Paddy Mc Carthy"Chorus - 3 lines as before -
Line 4. "Heres a health ot ould Paddy Mc Carthy"On a fine Summer's day it was always his plan
To stretch himself outside the ditch like a man
But the flies were the 'dickens,' they always began
to bite the ould nose off McCarthy(continues on next page)- Collector
- Mary Gorman
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs Hunt
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Jamestown, Co. Leitrim