School: Sgoil na mBuachaillí (1), Ráthdroma
- Location:
- Rathdrum, Co. Wicklow
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Cuinneáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1127, Page 069
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“In the year '98 when our troubles were great, ¶ It was treason to be a Milesian...”
(continued from previous page)And called her ould cow such a viper
The prayers were then said, for the man that was dead
And they all cried "We'll be hung for the piper.
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The cows was then drove down a mile or two off
To a fair at one side of Glanealy
Where the craythur was sold for 9 guineas in gould
To the clerk of the Parish Jim Daly
They went into a tint & the luck penny Spent
For the clerk was a terrible swiper
Who the blakers was there playin the "Rakes of Kildare"
But their friend Dinny Byrne the piper
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Then Jim took a hoult like a half broken coult
At the piper he looked like a gomack.
Said he "be the powels" I thought these eight hours
You were playing in Drimiloos stomack
"Tare and ages" says he dont you see it is me
And took hold of their hands such a griper
And for joy that they met shure their whistles they wet(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Pádraig Ó Cuinneáin
- Gender
- Male