School: Tervoe (C.) (roll number 5932)
- Location:
- Tervoe, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Máire Ní Stiopháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0527, Page 355
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We Irish are Jolly and gay in our manner,
We're fond of good music,a dance and a song,
And each of us paid down our five and a tanner,
To have a good time while the nights they were long.
You may travel from Cork to the fair Hills of Antrim
For anyplace else round this island at all,
But a jollier crowd never kicked up a tantrum
As the crowd that assembled at Byrne's Ball.
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Jack neill from Fervoe, of course he was present,
A Chap never touches a drop of the "booze",
His handsome young face it looked awfully pleasant
And he danced till the rubbers fell off of his shoes.
James Cooney, the comic, he made us all laugh, Sure
And gay Jackie Meskill the flower of them all
His music it filled all the girls with laughter
As they whirled all night at Byrne's Ball.
III
Frank Kelly he rang and his voice it would charm you,
He told us how Cassidy won the big war.
Jack Garvey who spent his whole life in the army
Had one eye on the girls and one on the jar,(continues on next page)
