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1. Two Asses in Glangevlin (continued)

   

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   you, shure all your good for is cadging loads.
   You speak abusive though your nearly useless yourself and your leader I mean Burn'ss "cub".
   The roads annoyed since you got employment in cadging "spodag to the hills of Gub.
   You roaring ass, you are a scandal and I'll have you banished soon out of Glan.
   You were stole from Leitrim by Tammy Shannon and the Connaught thieving is in your face.
   No, I was in Eden at the first creation and I fled with Eve from the forbidden tree.
   After leaving Eden I travelled Egypt the land of promise and the seat of bliss.
   I was rode by Moses across Mount Horib till my hooves were worn like a burning bush.
   You living rambler you speak by random and what you stal no man can believe.
   If you were in Eden at the first creation you must be the Serpent that tempted Eve.
   Kicked out with scorn you are then transformed into a shapeless lump in some dark abode.
   Shure Micky the Taylor he nearly fainted the night he met you on the barrack road.
   In the heat of battle I roared and started and their flag to trample into the dust.
   When the Danes were routed I roared and shouted hurrah for Larry and Tullnacross.

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. genre
      1. poetry
         1. folk poetry (~9,504)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Susan Dolan

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Corracleigh, Co. Cavan

   Informant

   Peter Mc Govern

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Curraghglass, Co. Cavan