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School: Tyrrellspass (C) (roll number 6040)

Location:
Tyrrellspass, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Bean Uí Chonduibh
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  1. Old Rhymes (continued)

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    Ash oak elm tree
    And the wood begins to butt for the
    Little Billy Black snout run your road either in or out
    Jena mar roup ma ranta
    Frog the freest the granta
    Horn danced the dada
    Im mac mo my mo mata
    As a rule a man's a fool
    When its hot he likes its cool
    When its cool he likes it hot
    Hes never pleased with what he's got
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kitty Maher
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Maher
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    89
    Address
    Clonyhague, Co. Westmeath