School: Maio (roll number 13119)
- Location:
- Trohanny, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Máire Ní Chreaig
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0706, Page 502
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An Old Song (continued)
“Lord Thomas he was a bold peasant”
(continued from previous page)And you the bridegroom to me.4.
Riddle me, riddle me, mother, she said,
Riddle me all in one,
Whether I go to Lord Thomas's wedding,
Or whether I'll tarry at home,
Lord Thomas's mother don't like you she said,
Because your fortune is low,
Therefore I charge you with one of my blessings,
To Lord Thomas's wedding don't go.5.
Riddle me, riddle me, mother she said,
Riddle me all in one,
In spite of all that she can say.
To Lord Thomas's wedding I'll go,
She dressed herself in scarlet red,
Her waiting maids all in green,
There was not a town that she went through,
But they took her to be a queen.6.
She rode, she rode, to Lord Thomas's bower,
And gave a loud knock at the ring,
There was none there so ready as Lord Thomas.
To rise and let her in,
Your welcome here to me.
There is none in my festival hall,
So welcome here as thee.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Peggy O' Connor
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Miss Mc Cabe
- Gender
- Female