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Mary Keanes Introduction

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When we were in our young days

We had several boyfriends, you know?

And, we have 'em maybe

Just to go to dances and there'd be no more about it

But sure didn't we think we were got under the...

I think we were nearly 15 years when we knew we were got

There was an awful lot of people "on the run" they used to call it here

How many people slept on our mountain up here every night?

All around our valley, slept up the side of the mountain

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There was about 10 young fellas all up about that the mountain there above

And they havin' their beds under the

In under the mountain

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I didn't ever expect to get somewhere only someone I fell in love with

And my father would come

And my uncle would come

And he'd say: "Mary, this man over in Carran has a big farm of land"

"You'll have to go over and meet."

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So no I didn't

I met my future husband down in Kilfenora

And I fell in love with him

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And I fell in love with him

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I didn't ever expect to get somewhere only someone I fell in love with

And my father would come

And my uncle would come

And he'd say: "Mary, this man over in Carran has a big farm of land"

"You'll have to go over and meet."

...

So no I didn't

I met my future husband down in Kilfenora

And I fell in love with him

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So no I didn't

I met my future husband down in Kilfenora

And I fell in love with him

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