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School: Skeoghvosteen, Goresbridge (roll number 16140)

Location:
Skeaghvasteen, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Liam Ó Conchobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0858, Page 026

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    “You alla know the time When they used to be driving The cows and the catte...”

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    The geese in their terror
    Flew over the trees
    The horses and cattle
    Run mad up through Miltown
    And left the bold bailiffs
    Alone with the bees.
    XII
    Now my young boys
    And as sure as ye are living
    I saw the bold bailiffs
    Going over the road
    More dead than alive
    In Mat Mochan old
    Im sure my young boys
    'Twas a hell of a load.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Foley
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Mountloftus, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Michael Hickey
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Courtnaboghilla, Co. Kilkenny