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School: Inch, Borris

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Clanagh, Co. Carlow
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Michael J. O'Donoghue
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0903, Page 647

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0903, Page 647

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    I
    In the County of Kilkennay in the town of Bornafea
    The Gallant youth took up the gun and went into the fray
    To outwit the cruel enemy
    It was their chief delight
    And the hacking shovel could be heard,
    In the stillness of th enight.
    II
    They took them from the dungeons and the slums of London town.
    And sent them here to Erins Isle to hunt our people down.
    With their rifles, tanks, and aeroplanes
    They thougth we would give way
    But to break the spirit of the Yael
    They'll never see the day.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John O Brien
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyglisheen, Co. Carlow
    Informant
    Mrs O Brien
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballyglisheen, Co. Carlow