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School: Ballyburke (roll number 5125)

Location:
Bellaburke, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Micheál Ó Cheallaigh
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  1. Seanamhrán (continued)

    “In a quiet little not many miles away”

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    (continued from previous page)
    with him a bride.
    The bride began to hate
    the father more & more each
    day.
    At length he heard the three
    declare that he was in the way. They then agreeded to send
    him to a poor house that
    was near
    And like a flash the black
    sheep's words came ringing to his ear.
    (3)
    A waggon drives up to the door
    It is the poor'house van.
    Up steps Jack & Tom saying
    now here is your man.
    A manly form then appears
    & pushing through the croud.
    (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)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Anna Madden
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killadeer, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Tom Hughes
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killadeer, Co. Mayo