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School: Lough Gur, Kilmallock (roll number 7117)

Location:
Loughgur, Co. Limerick
Teachers:
T. Collins P. Ó Seaghdha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0516, Page 084

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    Tobacco my curse,
    And if worse yourself and the auld pipe
    From smoking and chewing,
    I'm drawn as thin as a snipe
    I fear when I see her,
    Ill freeze her being withered and cold
    And I'll coaxe her my best,
    'Till I'm blessed to make bold,
    That I may see the day,
    When I may.
    Without asking her lafe
    Drink a piggin of tae or of whae,
    To her health sure so brave
    I'll make her to take me or make me her bride or her beau.
    And the joke she don't take it, to Bedlam I'll go,
    Now if you please,
    I'll praise this fair damsel of mine
    Her face it is large like a barge,
    And her neck small and then
    Her bosom so straight as a plate
    So Slender (so straight) and fat
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nora Russell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Loughgur, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Pat Daly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Loughgur, Co. Limerick