School: Sgoil na mBuachaillí (1), Ráthdroma
- Location:
- Ráth Droma, Co. Chill Mhantáin
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Cuinneáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1127, Page 068
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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 the cow fell a ruggin the piper
Wid the fol de etc.5
The day light sooned dawned Dinny got up and yawned
And he dragged on the boots of the Hessian
The legs by the law - he left them in the straw
And he then took big bail on his mission
When the breakfast was done Jim sent out his young son
To make Dinny jump like a lamp tighter
When the legs he saw there, he roared like a young bear
Och! Daddy the cows eat the piper
Wid de fol. etc;6
"May bad luck" to the beaste she'd a musical taste
Said Jim to go eat such a chanter
Here Patrick Avick take this lump of a stick
Drive her down to Glanealy we'll cart her
The neighbours were called Dinny's wife sure she bawled(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Pádraig Ó Cuinneáin
- Gender
- Male