School: An Druipseach
- Location:
- Dripsey, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Seán Ó Tuathaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0348, Page 170
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With prancing steeds, they went indeed through Jim Mahony's fields most glorious.
And Leader boldly crossed the Lee and safely landed over.
The other cowards for want of courage saying our lives we'll not endanger.
When loud he cried from Allen's side, Are ye from me retrealing. (retraiting)
He called his dogs all by their names he had no need to sound the horn.
And then they swam straight way to him across the Lee's deep water.
Hark Fifer, Fiddler, Juno, Jiggler, Dids, Fanny, Farmer.
Spanker, Smoker, Tanner, Joker, Gaylass, Miller, Ranger.
Colonel (Curnel) Swift, Snowball and Tip.
But more to name are taydious (tedious)
Chorus.
1V
There weren't six perches odds between horse fox and dogs all along through Scórnagh.
But I don't care brave Leader cried I'll watch his crafty motions.
Such leps (leaps) were never thrown before, by any living rider.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Timothy Murphy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 12
- Address
- Magooly, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Edmond Murphy
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Magooly, Co. Cork
