School: Kilbride (roll number 11793)
- Location:
- Cill Bhríde, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Áine, Bean Ní Mháirtín
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An Old Song (continued)
“Twas early in November, there was a wedding spree”
(continued from previous page)Paddy Tully threw the first six balls (y)
You'd swear it was long Tom
John Waters threw the next six balls
A crashkey pitch was he
George Reynolds winked at Jimmy saying
We will scrape out twenty three
There's good men for to take our part
The match we will surley gain
But the eleven sons made fifty runs
On the fifteenth in Clonfane
When Kilbride landed on the field
It was almost three o clock
Dick Kelly winked at Sherry saying
When I go in Ill block
Joe Tully then said "order boys
The toss we have gained
Steady up my gallant heroes.
On the fifteenth in Clonfane.
When Kilbride went for batting
Determined every man
The eleven men they got it hard to make score thirty one
They blamed each other one and all
For not having held there ground
But they would rather beat the sons that day
Than all the clubs around(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Joe Jordan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 12
- Address
- Tremblestown, Co. Meath
- Informant
- Christopher Jordan
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tremblestown, Co. Meath