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School: Baile Lochnáin

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Riverstown, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Domhnaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0531, Page 140

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  1. Local Songs - The Bellustown Races (continued)

    “The following song was composed by Jack Walsh.”

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    On the road how they dash on rank, beauty and fashion
    It Banagher bangs by the toil of war
    From the coach of the ? down to the jollilty
    Jogging along on an old backed car
    The uplands and hollows the skimming like swallows
    Till they flash by the pond upon Bellustown Hill
    In the tents play the pipers the fiddlers and fifers
    Those rollicking lilts such as Ireland best knows
    While Paddy is prancing, his ? is dancing
    Demure with her eyes quite intent on his toes
    O tis there 'neath the hay
    (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
    Collector
    Treasa Ní Gealbháin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Riverstown, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mrs Madden
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    76
    Address
    Riverstown, Co. Tipperary