School: Yellow Furze
- Location:
- Yellow Furze, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Síle, Bean Uí Leamhain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0684, Page 330
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- (continued from previous page)removed) and lighted, and a fine crowd was there that night.
I think it could be seen half over Ireland, and I also remember two lads and myself stole a half gallon measure of the porter and drank it, and ever since we have a sneaking regard for it."Hve you seen the fire, bout , or were you there that night,
Twas lit upon the Windmill, when young Davitt gained the fight,
There were rockets flung into the air, tar barrells on the mill,
And it lasted until 2 o'clock that night upon the hill".
- Collector
- Eily Bruton
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Thomas Gillick
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballinlough, Co. Meath
