School: Kilduff
- Location:
- Kilduff Upper, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: S. Ó Floinn
Open data
Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- XML School: Kilduff
- XML Page 087
- XML “A Poet”
- XML (no title)
Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.
On this page
- You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.
(no title)
“About thirty year ago in the time of the Land-League, there lived an emergencyman in Ballinaglera named Tom Brady.”
About thirty year ago in the time of the Land-League, there lived an emergencyman in Ballinaglera named Tom Brady. There were a number of songs composed about him. I only know one and it was made by Myles McTague of Drumriston, this is the song
Where rusheth forth those war like men?.
With maidens fair through bog, and glen
It reminds me of olden times again,
"I'll answer you," says Thady
"See the teaming youths o'er the winding wats,
In hot pursuit across the braes,
See, how the girls unhook their stays,(continues on next page)