School: Drom na Gráinsighe (roll number 13280)
- Location:
- Drumnagranshy, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Seán Mac Giolla Luaithrinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0186, Page 244
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A Song
“Come all ye Gaels both young and old,”
I
Come all ye Gaels both young and old,
And listen unto me.
While I will tell ye know right well,
Of our great victory.
II
On the eighteenth day of April,
In nineteen thirty six,
When Keash defeated Deroon,
And put them in a fix.
III
These were the boys that played,
In Mrs Hannon's field
They were the gallant youths from Keash
That ne'er thought to yield.
IV
John Joe played well I need'nt tell
Till the final whistle went.
With Willie Morrison by his side
On business they were bent.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen Lavin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Drumnagranshy, Co. Sligo