School: Kilmacow (B.) (roll number 14187)
- Location:
- Kilmacow, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: P. Ó Loingsigh
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- Oh God be with your Kerry
Where in Childhood I made merry
When I heard the fiddler
Tuning up and Rozening his Bow
At the Cross Roads we were Dancing
And our Cailins Shyly Glancing
Just like their dads and mothers did
In Kerry long ago.II
Oh! my Heart is Sad and weary
In my dreams I see my Mary
And her golden tresses flying
On her cheeks of rosy Glow
In her joy I hear her singing
With Bill Hanlon's fiddle Ringing
As he played the Stack of Barley
In old Kerry long agoIII
We'll Stroll down to Mary's Dairy
With our hearts all light and airy
At the Churn we take our turn
Till the butter over flows
Then to the kitchen we'll retire
And pick out the
Biggest liar To tell us Fairy(continues on next page)- Collector
- Martin Bolger
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballykillaboy, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- William Delahunty
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 44
- Occupation
- Farm-labourer
- Address
- Ballincrea, Co. Kilkenny