School: Síolach (roll number 12266)
- Location:
- Sheelagh, Co. Louth
- Teacher: S. Ó Gnímh
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There came three men from the north
And from the north they came
They swore an oath and a solemn oath
The barley was the grainChorus
Fa di addle with the ding bow a
Fa di addle bow do
Fa-del-ink-i-a bow towry a
Say fa di a di é.II
The ploughed it with iron strong
An on it left a sod
And they swore an oath and a solemn oath
That the barley grain was dead.Chrous(continues on next page)- Informant
- Ally Short
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Dorsy, Co. Armagh