School: Kilbride (roll number 11793)
- Location:
- Cill Bhríde, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Áine, Bean Ní Mháirtín
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An Old Song (continued)
“O Erin dear my motherland; It grieves my heart full sore”
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“Twas early in November, there was a wedding spree”
Come all my lads and lassies come listen to my song.
About this game of cricket of on the fifteenth did go on
Two teams they played surrounding clubs
And oft times victory gained.
On the fifteenth day of August they met in sweet Clonfane
This game it was exciting for all the boys around
The fair sex were in thousands in Jimmy Rooneys ground
The bowling it was famous and the batting much the same
And Kilbride were defeated on the fifteenth in Clonfane
Jimmy Reynolds went for batting first
He gazed out for long on(continues on next page)