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School: St. Anne's (C.)

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Bailieborough, Co. Cavan
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    too,
    In each shebeen shop that sold a drop
    Of the real ould mountain dew.
    A "Poteen" still on every hill
    Where "peelers" had no call.
    And on Patrick's day I love to stray,
    For pleasure to Grousehall.
    I rambled round from town to town,
    Sure hackling being my trade,
    None can deny I think that I,
    Am an honest living blade,
    Where ere I stay the
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    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 Smith
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Corkish, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mrs J. Mitcheall
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumbannan, Co. Cavan