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School: Ballyhale (roll number 7914)

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Ballyhale, Co. Kilkenny
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Eibhlín Ní Shúilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0848, Page 073

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    between police and local farmers in the tithe struggle was the inspiration of many ballads some of which were sung to well-known airs. A very common one began thus
    Come and tell me Jimmy Treacy
    If the story it be true
    That our men were on the hillside
    From Kilcurl to Moonrue
    If again we see unfurled
    As our fathers did of yore
    The flag of dear old Ireland
    At the commons of Coolmore.
    Jimmy Treacy of Kilcurl was the leader of the party resisting the seizure. He was killed in the struggle & lies buried in the old graveyard at Kilcurl.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Long
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballyhale, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Mrs Nan Long
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballyhale, Co. Kilkenny