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School: Castletowngeoghegan (B.) (roll number 2092)

Location:
Castletown Geoghegan, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
T. Ó Conaire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0734, Page 302

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    (continued from previous page)
    But the grandest of sights that you ever did see,
    Are the the homes of the poor in Castletown-G
    Kilbeggan has many a ready recruit,
    Father Quinn from Killucan counts many,
    Mullingar has a brilliant young leader in Tute,
    And Castletown Geoghegan has Kenny,
    A hero well known from Athboy to Athlone,
    Who is honoured by soldiers and seamen,
    For his valorous deeds.
    When to battle he leads,
    The conquering Castletown - G - Men.
    III
    And out from beneath,
    The flag of Westmeath
    Fighting on to be happy and freemen,
    For we hear ringing out,
    The heart ringing shout,
    Of the conquering Castletown - G - Men.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    J. Hyland
    Informant
    T. Mc Lavin
    Address
    Kippinduff, Co. Westmeath