School: Gurrane (C.) (roll number 14840)
- Location:
- Clondrohid, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Eibhlín Ní Shéaghdha
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- (continued from previous page)I gathered a crowd and we got him away
I ran and I brought her a bacal of hayI being very tired I sat down on the ground
And in less than a minute I slept very sound
I slept that whole night until noon the next day
But when I awoke she was gone away.I put on my shoes and faced for Kanturk
Some people thought I was looking for work
While more of them said that I was going astray
I was not but looking for Merrick O'Shea.Her horns were long and her limbs they were straight
For running for jumping she could not be beat
She had a fine colour dark brown mixed with grey
And my heart is nigh broken from Merrick O'Shea.Micheál Ó Tuama called George Curtin. Liscarrigane made this song, Merrick O'Shea- Collector
- Nellie Lucey
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kilgobnet, Co. Cork