School: Kilbeg (roll number 11039)
- Location:
- Robertstown, Co. Meath
- Teacher: -
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A Local Song
“I met a land commissoner last Spring upon the road,”
About four years ago the lands of Gravelstown were divided and a man named Seamus O'Brien who went there for work made up the the following song about a certain field in the farm called the"Crocan Bán" ._I met a land commissoner last Spring upon the road,
He said, "If you are idle lad, step of from your abode,
And start to build those ditches for a fair and decent pay,
So buckle up your breeches and to-morrow move away.
The foreman he will meet you a little after dawn,
With pleasant smile h'll greet you down by the "Crocan Bán".II
So early the next morning I started off to work,(continues on next page)- Collector
- Jane O' Connell
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Drakerath, Co. Meath