School: Castlebridge (C.) (roll number 16382)
- Location:
- Castlebridge, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Mrs. Shortall
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0885, Page 157
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- (continued from previous page)Kerry I'm told
He marches the street like a man on a spring.
And with his sneaky ways makes the whole village sing.
VII
The 3rd Nov I neer will forget
The days being cold and the nights being wet
Lar Crahan and Pat Jordan to Dixons did haste
O' Connor did spy and his time didn't waste
The rain it did fall and the wind it did howl
While Downey and Godkin stood against Murphys wall
While poor Guard O' Connor got wet to the skin
As he stood at Dixons back window and tried to peep in.Note
This song was made by a woman named Mrs Daly ( now dead ) when the Civic Guards first came to the village . At first the people used to make fun(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Moya Dixon
- Gender
- Female
