1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Finternagh

School: Finternagh

Location:
Finternagh, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
C. Ní Bhuachalla
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1004, Page 290

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1004, Page 290

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Finternagh
  2. XML Page 290
  3. XML “James Monaghan”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. James Monaghan (continued)

    Share Share Post
    (continued from previous page)
    Her hair unfurlies and beauty curlies.
    I am sure her equals could not be found.
    The lark and linnet more sweet than spirit
    The thrush and blackbird their notes resound.
    All nature glances as she advances.
    The pride and beauty of Newcastle town.
    Her name to mention might cause contention.
    Likewise her parents on me might frown
    The second letter of the alphabet.
    The ninth and fourth if repeated twice.
    With the twentyfifth will spell the Christian name of this lair one.
    Her habitation lies near a
    (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
    Susan Flanagan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lenanavragh, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mrs Flanagan
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lenanavragh, Co. Cavan