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1. Song of Cordal (continued)

   

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   The trees are so green
   In the sweet month of June

   Mackintoshes great house and Raymonds grove
   Craggs lime stone quarry
   And the Walshe's fort,
   Ballyplymoths old castle
   Its ruins still remains
   The wee fairy rath
   And the relics of the Danes

   At the four crosses a dance we do hold
   Where many a faction fight was fought of old
   Kilmurry school house and likewise graveyard
   Where many a truant was often slapped hard.
   The catholic church where we go to pray
   The peal of its organ may be heard far away
   The protestant church stands lonely there
   Where all of its members unite in one prayer
   The Cordal police barrack takes a prominent place
   Midst the sceneries and beauties of Cordal's bright face,

   Renowned Cordal cross and Tobar na bhFionn well
   Where all Irelands champion cyclist from there he did well (D. Jones).

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. genre
      1. poetry
         1. folk poetry (~9,504)

   Language

   English

   Informant

   Bill Murphy

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Coom, Co. Kerry