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School: Ceann Tuirc (B.) (roll number 14052)

Location:
Kanturk, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Liam Ó Caoimh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0354, Page 006

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  1. A Song - The Praises of Kanturk (continued)

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    (continued from previous page)
    And to tell the truth I am getting dry,
    For a copper each will never break you,
    So don't refuse the poor minstrel boy.
    May the light of freedom soon us illumine
    On our Home Rule banner triumphantly
    When the people glorious will join the chorus,
    Kanturk for ever and old Ireland free.
    The song was written to give strangers an idea of the kind of a market town Kanturk was seventy years ago.
    John C. Deady lived in the Market Square, Kanturk Co. Cork.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Lucey
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kanturk, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mr Denis Lucey
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kanturk, Co. Cork