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1. Football Match 1917

   

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   Blackhill Doohamlet
   Emeralds and O'Neills
   On the 8th day of April,
   in the year seventeen,
   Twas Doohamlet's return
   from the Emeralds so green.
   For months they were boasting,
   on what they would do
   With the little Blackhills,
   on the grounds that they knew,
   When all things were settled,
   the O Neills won the toss.
   Said Neary, "We'll kick them
   right up to the Cross."
   "Take your time," said John Mulligan,
   "To the game it is done,"
   And then you will see,
   That the best men have won."
   II
   The wind it was high,
   blowing fair from the West,
   The little Blackhills sure,
   They stood a hard test.
   But when half time was over,
   and the whistle had gone,

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
         1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Áine Ní Mharchaigh

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Corderryduff, Co. Monaghan

   Informant

   Mr T. Markey

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   40

   Address

   Corderryduff, Co. Monaghan