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School: Ladhar (C.), Bán-Tír (roll number 8665)

Location:
Lyre, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Síle, Bean Uí Chéilleachair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0360, Page 093

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  1. Local Song - The Duhallow Foxhounds (continued)

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    The Boggeragh Rangers him quickly did join
    Jim Morrissey's voice it would stop a whole train.
    When he said "Hip Hurrah" for the boys of Sinn Féin.
    5)
    I often heard tell of the black '48
    The people all died and had nothing to ate.
    The cruel English tyrants took our wheat and our grain
    And left us to starve in the land of Sinn-Féin.
    Oh! you Duhallow Fox hounds now gone is your pride
    We won't let you hunt o'er our fields green and wide.
    We wont let you hunt your illgotten gain.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Denis O' Sullivan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lackaleigh, Co. Cork