School: Cluain Tuirc (C.)
- Location:
- Cloonturk, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Máire Ní Gharaidh
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Song of '98
“In the old marble town of Kilkenny”
Composer: ?
Author: Mrs McKeon heard it from her father and recited it for Una.
Writer: Una McKeon 14 years VIIn the old marble town of Kilkenny
With its Abbey Cathedrals and halls
Where the Norman bell rings out at nightfall
And the relics of great Cromwell's wars
Where the outrageous Oliver revelled
In his falsely ill gotten hord
Burned down both abbot and monastery
Grimly and grave with his sword
II
Bring her here cried the chief of the yeomen
'Twas here in that old town of history
England in fame[d] 98
Was busy with gallows and yeomen
Propounding the laws of the state
They were hanging a young lad a rebel(continues on next page)- Collector
- Una Mc Keon
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Drumard (Jones), Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- Mary Mc Keon
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 46
- Address
- Drumard (Jones), Co. Leitrim