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1. A Song about the Ould Plaid Shawl (continued)

   

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   But ever I sighing say as I that recall,
   "The Grace of God about you and your ould plaid shawl.
   Oh some men sigh for riches and some men for fame.
   And some on history pages hope to win a glorious name,
   My aims are ambitious and my wishes are but small,
   You might wrap them all together in the corner of your ould plaid shawl.
   I seek her off through Galway and I seek her off through Clare,
   I'll search for tale or tidings of my traveller everywhere.
   For peace of mind I'll never find untill my own I call
   That little Irish colleen in her ould plaid shawl.

   

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2. A Song

   “There Hangan's Shangan's Hangan's too.”

   

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   There was Hangan's, Shangan's , Hangan's too, There was Murphy's and Saobes?? like wise Donahue, Like two birds of the one feather they all did agree, To go up to Jim Dolan's to go on the spree. They drank the whole night 'til their money was gone. And one for our tinkers bethought of a plan, And a few nights before that his wife was confined. And into the Budget he packed his poor child. Will you take in this Budget this hammer and shears,

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Mary Anne Killeen

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   14

   Occupation

   Farmer's daughter

   Address

   Rathpeak, Co. Roscommon