School: St. Anne's (B.)
- Location:
- Bailieborough, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: P. Mac an t Saoir
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- (continued from previous page)unfortunately I know only a bit of the first verse
"Farewell to Dhuish mountain
Where I spent some happy days
And if poor Fildy had his will
Sure he wasn't hard to plase
For he never overlooked me
In either slipe or cart
But he sold me to Montgommery, and that's what broke my heart."
This song has not been heard in the district for over forty years. It was composed some fifty years ago.
This old poet was a farmer and(continues on next page)- Collector
- Tom Finegan
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- P. Mc Intyre
- Address
- Bailieborough, Co. Cavan