School: Ceathrú Clochar
- Location:
- Rocksborough South, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Pádraig Pléimeann
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0101, Page 514
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- Come all my fair maids, and when you hear my lamentation you will pity me
For once I loved a young man, the neatest could be seen,
He was torn from my arms for the Wearing of the Green.
It was all on a summer's evening, when the birds were gone to rest,
He leaned his head against my breast and these words to me he said, "My life is in danger for the wearing of the Green.
I said, "Dear Willie throw off your clothes and if it costs me five pounds I'll buy for you a suit of blue." "No my charming fair maid for I am a son of Gránna and I always wear the Green."
This was all on a summer's evening as we sat down on a ruin and we rolled in each others arms making "seact grád."
Immediatly the Guards did come and with the guns they broke the door and the moment he was seen he was torn from my arms for the Wearing of the Green.
"Now my life is torn for the National colour(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mrs Mary Sherdan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 71
- Address
- Knockglass, Co. Mayo
