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   On the 21st of December
   'Tis well I remember the day
   Cutting furze I was earning my wage
   I wasn't inclined to delay
   Bye and bye I was called to my dinner
   And I walked home with courage I vow
   But alas on my return I found
   My coat was destroyed by a cow

   

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2. Local Poets and Their Rhymes

   

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   There was a man named Paddy Conway who lived in Coolracum and who was great for making rhymes or giving rhyming answers to questions. This is a rhyme he addressed to the Master of the Fox-hunt once when he was looking for compensation for the fowl which had been taken by the fox. I wrote this down as my mother said it for me:- This is a fine day and a large hunt there is out And out of the covert the Reynard ye'll rout

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Peggy Dempsey

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Rosboultra, Co. Kilkenny