School: Clochar na Trócaire, Carn Domhnaigh (roll number 16821)

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1. A Song Composed about the Alcohol Factory

   “Ye farmers all both great and small pray listen to my rhyme”

   

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   Ye Farmers all both great and small pray listen to my rhyme A monster from the jumble has got to Carn town An elephant of strangers form, a picture for the screen, A freak, a curiosity, a mamel painted green Though hungry and hard to feed, he's not choosing with his grub For what he wants at every meal is just the humble spud You need not bring the choicest one, the champion or the queen He'll eat the brock and scaby one, a score whole tons his daily feed O! what a devouring beast, with loads of maulted barley and quite a lot of yeast The kindly farmers of the North wont let the monster starf, They'll bring the spuds in lorry loads

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   Topics

   1. seánra
      1. filíocht
         1. filíocht na ndaoine (~9,504)

   Language

   English

   Informant

   George Mc Candles

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   72

   Address

   Gleann Daoile, Co. Dhún na nGall