School: Coolanarney

Location:
Coolanarney, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
D. Mac Gairbhíth
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  1. A Song

    To repair that wretched farm that caused his destely

    Come on ye true bread Irish men where ever that ye be,
    I claim your kind attention just listen on to me,
    Conserning of a hero that you might understand,
    He simply made his fortune on his fathers land,
    Sometimes he spent brick making until he had his fortune made,
    For a wretched farm a heavy purchase paid
    Not knowing how the times would go
    He spent his money free,
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Kieran Conway
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cully, Co. Offaly