School: Killyraine (roll number 4181)
- Location:
- Killyrean Upper, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: S. Ó Coilleadh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0961, Page 014
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- The hat my father wore
I'm Paddy Myles, an Irish boy,
Just come across the sea
for singing and for dancing
I hope that I'll plaze ye
I can sing and dance for any man
As I did in days of yore
And on Patrick's day, I love to wear
The hat 'me' father wore
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Its ould but it is beautiful
Its the best you ever seen
Twas worn for more than ninety years
In that little isle of green
From my father's great ancestors
It descended with galore
It's a relic of ould 'dacency'
The hat my father wore
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I am going for to lave you
Good luck to you, I say
And when I cross the ocean
I hope for me you pray
I am going to my native land
To a place called Galtymore
To be welcomed back to Paddy's land
with the hat 'me' fathe wore.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Teresa Woods
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 12
- Address
- Monmurry, Co. Monaghan
