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School: Araglin (C.), Cill Úird (roll number 9248)

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Araglin, Co. Cork
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Caitlín Ní Cheallacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0377, Page 084

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  1. A Song (continued)

    “On the forth of September 1916, some dashing young fellows that day were seen”

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  2. A Song

    “On the forth of September 1916, some dashing young fellows that day were seen”

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    This is another song which was composed by William Hynes of Propogue, Araglin, and Captain O' Denn of Fermoy. After the great war of 1914 the boys of Araglin were drilling for the Black and Tan war. Snowball was the Sergeant of Aragln at the time and was trying to put an end to the drilling.
    "On the fourth of September 1916,
    Some dashing young fellows that day they were seen,
    They carried a banner, white, yellow and green,
    They were bound for the courthouse of Ballyporeen.
    Chorus:-
    "Form ones, form twos, form threes, form fours,
    Tens and elevens, in fact form scores,
    Keep working away boys and drilling don't stop,
    But keep your scouts out to watch Snowball 'the slop'.
    As the sessions were started four J.P.S, were there,
    The resident magistrate then took the chair.
    The principal case was the drilling of men,
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