School: Wateraghy
- Location:
- Woteraghy, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: C. Ó Cuilinn
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- (continued from previous page)It took a nasty colic and nearly drove me wild
My clothes were awful murkey,
When the nursing time was ore
But I'll never do it, never do it anymore.
5
Last Saturday night a friend and I,
Went on a glorious spree
And when we thought of coming home
The road we could not see
With mud and dirt dont mention it
Our clothes were covered ore
But not until the next time will we do it anymore.
6
I lay down and had a slumber
I thought I was in bed,
With a lovely head of cabbage
For a pillow for my head
All the guterre in Creation,
On my body seemed to pore,
But not until the next time will I do it anymore,
7
I thought of Matrimony,
That took to me a wife,
I dreamt to me happy
And contented all my life(continues on next page)
- Informant
- F. Hetherington
- Age
- 69
- Address
- Drumcarey, Co. Cavan
