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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0697, Page 234

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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Sean Murray
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Michael Murray
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 45
    Address
    Clonymore, Co. Meath

  2. The Wearing of the Green

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    Oh Paddy dear and did you hear the news that's going round?
    The shamrock is forbid by law to grow on Irish ground.
    St. Patrick's Day no more we'll keep, his colours can't be seen,
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