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School: Knocknagilla

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Knocknagillagh, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
T. Gilchrist
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0980, Page 017

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0980, Page 017

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  1. The Galway Piper (continued)

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    Loudly he can play, or low
    He can move you fast or slow;
    Touch your hearts or your toe,
    Piping Tim of Galway.
    111
    When the wedding bells are
    ringing,
    His the breath to lead the
    singing,
    Then in jigs the folk go swinging,
    What a splendid piper!
    1111
    He will blow from eve to morn,
    Counting sleep a thing of scorn,
    Old he is, but not outworn,
    Know you such a piper?
    V
    When he walks the highway
    pealing,
    Round his head the birds come
    wheeling,
    Tim has cools worth the stealing,
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Reilly
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mrs Reilly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Moher, Co. Cavan