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School: Baile Ruadh (Cailíní)

Location:
Ballyroe, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Fhearghail
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0013, Page 336

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  1. A Song (continued)

    “One day in September, I well now remember”

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    they raffled the ass
    They were over from Farm, Cloonaghgrasha and Lara,
    And unless I'm not mistaken down from Ballyglass.
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    Now to conclude and finish
    I can't find any blemish upon this melodian
    The truth I declare,
    But since I have got it I'm fairly bycotted
    Leary swore he would kill me to mention the mare.
    The above song was composed about twenty years ago by-
    James Tiernan,
    Ballymoe,
    Castlerea.
    (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)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Eilís de Búrca
    Other names
    Eilís de Búrca
    Lizzie Burke
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Williamstown, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Seán Ó Cártaigh
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 60
    Address
    Monasterowen, Co. Galway