School: Barratitoppy (roll number 14664)
- Location:
- Barratitoppy Lower, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: S. Ó Néill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0954, Page 219
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An Old Song
“Come all ye young fowlers that carry a gun”
An old song
Come all ye young fowlers that carry a gun
Beware of false shooting in the dark of the night
Beware of some shooting that happened of late
I shot Molly Ban Lowry the pride of my fate.
I shot the beany wee lass I intended my own
I shot Molly Ban Lowry the pride of Athlone
She was coming from her uncles when the shower came on
She went under that green bush the shower to shun
With her apron lapped round her I took her for a swan
But oh and alas it as my Molly Ban
I stepped it up to her with the gun in my hand
My limbs they grew weak and I scarcely could stand
I put my finger on her temple
When I found she was dead
A fountain of tears for my Molly I shed(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Agnes Mc Kenna
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Knockballyroney, Co. Monaghan
- Informant
- Annie Mc Kenna
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 62
- Address
- Knockballyroney, Co. Monaghan