School: Tón Ruadh (roll number 12809)
- Location:
- Tonroe, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Máirtín Ó Giobaláin
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A Local Song
“In Dennie street in sweet Tralee”
I
In Dennie street in sweet Tralee
One day in the month of August
Whom did I meet coming down the street
But a bold recruiting sergeant.He said young man will you take me on
a march to be your guardian
Its better than to be digginf dykes
Or to be a Spailpin Fanach.O: kind sir I never could
Contint my mind to obey so many masters
My doom would be to face the blacks
And afterwards to be slaughteredId rather reap both sow and mow
And till a fruitful garden
Where I could drink a crown amongst my friends
And still be a Spailpin FanachHe said come in we'll have a drink
The day is very warm
We'll drink enough and guench our thirst
With whiskey, beer and cordial(continues on next page)- Collector
- Iosaipín Ní Chuinn
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Botinny, Co. Mayo