Volume: CBÉ 0220 (Part 1)

Date
1936
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The Main Manuscript Collection, Volume 0220, Page 0094

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The Main Manuscript Collection, Volume 0220, Page 0094

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  1. (no title) (continued)

    The following song was made by a man who lived near Duncormick.

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    Her eyes got red from crying she'd no father for her child.
    Chorus:-
    V
    Now to conclude my funny song I hope next year you'll be
    "Incrased in wealth likewise in health and in prosperity
    One advice I'm given to you if you want to have alark
    Never kiss your sweetheart till you kill her in the dark
    Chorus:-
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    There was a strong man lived down in Blackstone, Duncormick...

    There was a strong man lived down in Blackstone, Duncormick about seventy or eighty years ago and his name was Phelim Neill. He was a big tall fine man and as strong as ahorse. There was a neighbour of his who had a horse that couldn't be caught and this day there were twenty men in the field trying to close in the horse and catch him but he was able
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Date
    30 Meitheamh 1936
    Item type
    Lore
    Language
    Béarla
    Writing mode
    Handwritten
    Writing script
    Roman script
    Informant