School: Island Parish
- Location:
- Baile an Átha, Co. Uíbh Fhailí
- Teacher: Seán Ó Móráin
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A Song (continued)
“Hi there old friend of mine to where are you driving that innocent swine”
(continued from previous page)So tis then I closed the bargain with the Thinker from Ardee.5. Next day I yoked the donkey and I brought him to the town,
And passing by the factory the brute he did lie down,
The factories gathered round and begun to laugh at me,
"So there's goes Pat McCarthy's ass, The Tinker from Ardee".6. When I got home that night, sure it was very late,
I brought the donkey out a must but the brute he would not eat.
His mouth was full of chompers, I thought it very strange,
And when I went to run him down, I found he had the mange.7. So I then went for Jack Minnock, just at break of day,
Said Jack "We'll find that tinker he can't be far away.
So we steered our course for Rahan till we came near Screggan Cross.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Annie Bracken
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Buaile na nDrisneach, Co. Uíbh Fhailí
- Informant
- Thomas Berry
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cluain Sionnach, Co. Uíbh Fhailí