School: Baile Giolla tSionáin (C.)
- Location:
- Ballygiltenan Upper, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Máiréad, Bean Uí Chathaláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0480, Page 077
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“A fair is held in sweet Glin town At the dawning of each year On the first of dark December When Christmas times are near...”
(continued from previous page)A fair is held in sweet Glin town
At the dawing of each year
On the first of dark December
When Christmas times are near
Gay crowds of sporting people
To the town do gather in
To buy and sell and drink as well
At the Winter's fair of Glin.Tis there you'll see the sporting boys
The girls grand and true and gay
They gather in to sweet Glin town
To have a sporting day
Up-stairs at Mary Regan's tent
They drink strong wine and gin
And talk of future happenings
At the Winter's fair of Glin.'Tis there you'll see the splendid cows
Fine calves and breeding mares
From the golden vein of Drumrisk
That land so rich and rare
From Scart and Sandes mountains(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen Lynch
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Glashapullagh, Co. Limerick
- Informant
- John Mulvihill
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 36
- Occupation
- Labourer
- Address
- Glin, Co. Limerick