School: Gleann na gCoileach (roll number 1583)

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1. The Skellig's List (continued)

   

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   Whose hopes are great for “meadows of hay”

   
   XII

   “I say, friend”, will no longer take

   To fool the lassie whose sweet cake

   With whiskey bought from “J.D.’s house”

   To chance the legacy from “Mickey the Mouse”

   
   XIII

   
   “Counts” and “Lords” are plenty now

   But “Western lassies” all know, how

   
   To size them up (they) their worth to state

   So pride and pomp and cash are late

   
   
   IXV

   Of course “poor Cáit” had no earthly chance

   To meet “poor Jim” at “Hanifan’s” Dance

   The secret leaked, “old dad” had fear

   That something would happen “Oh Deary”, “Oh Deary”

   
   XV

   Friendships made at poor “Tadg’s sticks”

   Are now destroyed by “Dandrum’s” tricks

   “I’ve cows”, “I’ve crops”, “I’ve a lassie pure”

   Why travel to “Tullig” to “Johnny” allure

   
   XVI

   
   “Father George” need pay not visit

   To “Coomcloghane” poor Siobhán “na skillet”

   For she’s settled up for once and all

   To cross the Lake to “cuck na ball”

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   Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.

   History Edit

   Languages

   Irish

   English

   Collector

   Liam Riordan

   Gender

   Male

   Informant

   S. Mc Brohan