School: Lisball
- Location:
- Lisball, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: S. Doherty
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1010, Page 114
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- (continued from previous page)"In spite of Fate he would transport you"."Rise you up before it's day.
I wish to God I went before you,"
"How can I go away? he says,
"Like a poor forlorn stranger,"
"Or must I leave my servitude,"
"Or can I go without my wages.""Here's fifty pounds if ready gold,"
"That's more than e'er my father owed you.""Rise you up and go away,"
"I wish to God, I went before you."They kissed, shook hands, and sorrowful parted
She returned to her room, and for some time, she lay repining,
And she said, "nor lord nor duke I'll wed."
"Since you are gone from me, Marty land."And when the father came to know,
How dearly that his daughter loved him,
He gave her leave to bring him back,
As there was none she styled above him.She wrote a letter off with speed,
That her heart, it was repining,
So off to church the couple walked
And made a lord of young Martinland.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Samuel Doherty
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lisball, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Owen Tully
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 95
- Address
- Ballynamona, Co. Cavan
