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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1106, Page 129

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  1. The Boys of Porthall Made up the Following Song after a Dance in Kinnycally

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    (1)
    Last Friday night a friend and I
    Went to the annual ball,
    Of the famous Porthall footballers
    In Kinnyvally hall.
    (2)
    Such a large array of dancers,
    Never did I see.
    Colleens fair from everywhere
    And cave men from Clonleigh
    (3) The men were dressed in evening dress
    Black suits and shirts of white
    Pointed toes and Shiney nose
    They were a lovely sight.
    (4)
    The girls were dressed in dance frocks
    That went down to their toes
    They had lipstick on their lips
    And powder on their nose
    (5)
    The first I saw was Tango Joe
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nellie Corcoran
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Castlethird, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    George Mc Gettigan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Strabane, Co. Tyrone