Thank you so much for sharing the poem. My Uncle William O'Sullivan of Derryconnery recited that poem to me as a young boy in Glengarriff. I have been looking for it ever since. Gary Sullivan ----- Original Message ----- From: <DDannyboy332@aol.com> To: <Beara@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, September 12, 2008 12:42 PM Subject: [BEARA] Let's do it the hard way. > THE PIG FAIR IN SEPTEMBER > > IT WAS IN THE PIG FAIR IN SEPTEMBER, A DAY I WELL REMEMBER. I WAS > WALKING UP AND DOWN IN DRUNKEN PRIDE. WHEN MY LEGS BEGAN TO FLUTTER, AND > I > SANK DOWN IN THE GUTTER, AND A PIG CAME UP AND LAY DOWN BY MY SIDE. AS I > LAID > THERE IN THE GUTTER THINKING WORDS I COULD NOT UTTER, I THOUGH I HEARD A > PASSING WOMAAN SAY, YOU CAN TELL THE MAN THAT BOOZES BY THE COMPANY HE > CHOICES, > AND WITH THAT THE PIG GOT UP AND SLOWLY WALK AWAY. as always > > Danny Harrington > > > > **************Psssst...Have you heard the news? There's a new fashion > blog, > plus the latest fall trends and hair styles at StyleList.com. > (http://www.stylelist.com/trends?ncid=aolsty00050000000014) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >