Scoil: Drumshanbo (uimhir rolla 16846)

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1. Rhyme

   

   Roinn Roinn Postáil

   Dear Sir, I am about to tell,
   A very candid story now,
   To long it did in darkness dwell,
   Which chroniclers should not allow;
   Drumcollop I must let you know,
   Convenient lies to Mohill town,
   And for good poteen long ago,
   It was a place of great renown.
   .
   Some seventy years have passed away,
   Since John Muldoon in the said place,
   Put on the still upon a day,
   That seemed destined for luck and peace;
   And many of the neighbours came
   And were partaking of his cheer,
   Until a voice did thus proclaim
   The still hunters are almost here.
   .
   The news plunged all in deep despair,
   Because escape they could not then
   As they had been in front and rare
   Composed with ruthless armed men;

   (leanann ar an chéad leathanach eile)

   

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   Topaicí

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      1. poetry
         1. folk poetry (~9,504)

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