School: Baile Lochnáin
- Location:
- Riverstown, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Domhnaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0531, Page 159
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Local Songs - The Banks of the Boyne
“Another song is "The Banks of the Boyne"...”
Another song is "The Banks of the Boyne"As I rode out by a large flowing river
I espied a young damsel both handsome and clever
And tis well she did use her bow, arrow and scibbar
And she wounded me sore
On the Banks of the Boyne.Another song is "The Church".The Church broke out from all her silence
And in great violence to the Chapel sailed.
What stork are you that stands beside me
My friends and neighbours you have betrayed.There is a very nice verse of Teresa Malone which goes thus:-(continues on next page)