School: Stonetown, Louth (roll number 16431)

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1. The Bard's Cow (continued)

   

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   All in my hurry I met with "Sheck" Murray
   It told him my case & he said it was hard
   Malone he came then & he offered a prayer
   That the Lord He might spare all his share to the Bard.

   Close to a turn I met with Jem Byrne
   Who thought to console me, saying Johnny be wise
   It was all no avail, the last wag of her tail
   Her death did revail (reveal) & brought tears from my eyes.

   My donkey took fright as he saw the sad sight
   I tried all my might for to get her to stand.
   She flew to the Liffey man & that in a jiffy
   Where he found her capsized - the famous Ned Hand.

   And now broken hearted from home I then started
   I told my poor mother that "Bessy" was gone
   She fell in a faint and I thought the old Saint
   Was finished for ever - but at lenght she did yawn.

   I then began praying my ass began braying
   You'd think that he knew of the times getting hard
   I know only good nature that made the poor crathure!
   She knew very well what had happened the Bard.

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   History Edit

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Teresa Murry

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Stonetown Lower, Co. Louth

   Informant

   John Pepper

   Gender

   Male