School: Kilbeggan (B.)
- Location:
- Kilbeggan, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: P. Mac Siúrtáin
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“In Ballinderry when I was a youth ¶ And before I went a rovin”
(continued from previous page)sucking pigs in the annual fair, 15th Aug. and it seems the garsuns of the place cut off the tail of one. The incident had its sequel in the Court where the boys were convicted and sent to Spike Island. This is the first verse of the song
I
In Ballinderry when I was a youth
And before I went a rovin'
On the kings highway lived two old maids
Named Paul and Nancy HoganII
Nancy bought a sucking pig
'Twas triving like a wonder
Paul bought another pig and you wouldnt know them asunder.III
Till the blackguards coming home from school
Saw the pigs out feeding
And they cut the tail of Nancys pig
And sent it home all bleeding
Rí, fal, do, fal, de, ro, Rí, fal, do, fal de, row. etc- Collector
- Paul Donegan
- Other names
- Paul Donegan
- Paul Dunican
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kilbeggan, Co. Westmeath