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    His laugh as he rose, increased to a roar;
    And he laughed and he sank to rise no more;
    Too ... ... ... ... .... ...
    11.
    He never was found and the watermen say;
    He scares all the fish in the river away;
    For snug at the bottom his body doth lay;
    Where it still keeps on laughing to this very day.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kitty Cronin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Coolagh More, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mr Florence O' Sullivan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    72
    Address
    Coolagh More, Co. Cork