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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0994, Page 041

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0994, Page 041

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  1. A Song (continued)

    “Songs are sometimes composed locally.”

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    But its sad to say that the very next day as his prescription was being read
    The news went round through Rassan town that the animal was dead.
    He never saw the Grand National, Fairy house or Punchestown
    His humble work was to draw the turf and to manure the ground
    From the bookie's claim he did refrain
    Steeplechasing did condemn
    "Its sad to say he is beneath the clay at the early age of ten
    No more on Ketty's grass to feed or drink the purling brook
    No more to trespass on Mc Evoy, Tom Brady, or Peter Cooke
    No more to trudge to Cullow bog or pull against the bray
    No more to hault at Tom Smyth's door upon the pension day.
    Good people of lower Rassan let but a short time pass
    Till by your generous subscriptions you'll
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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
    Shaun Briody
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rockfield, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Hugh Reilly
    Gender
    Male