School: Island Parish
- Location:
- Ballina, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: Seán Ó Móráin
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A Song (continued)
“In Ballycumber's virgin plane.”
(continued from previous page)I heard this song from
Mrs. Bracken
Castletown
Ballycumber
OffalyA Song
“My name is Tommy Betty in Clonshanny I do dwell”
Ye muses of mine
With me combine
And I'll not detain you long
Just kindly pay attention to my little comic song.I am well sized
Both neat and wise
As the county all may know
Till fortune frowned
Upon the ground
And proved my overthrowI am a true born Irishman
James Pendry is my name
My parents reared me tenderly
and many know the sameI was born in Clonshanny(continues on next page)