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Bailieborough, Co. Cavan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1012, Page 038

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  1. A Local Song (continued)

    “I went out one pleasant evening in the merry month of May”

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    the plough,
    So I will and I must get married
    For the humour is on me now.
    III
    And when you will get married
    Will you tell me what you'll do?
    And cheekily she answered,
    I will do the same as you.
    I will look after my dairy, my buttermilk and cow
    And I will and I must get married
    For the humour is on me now.
    IV
    And these couples, they got married
    And they were well-to-do.
    They lived together and loved
    (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
    Josie Mc Evoy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Bailieborough, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Jean Connelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Bailieborough, Co. Cavan