School: Kilduff
- Location:
- Kilduff Upper, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: S. Ó Floinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0962, Page 092
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“This is a song about Tottenham's Demense which was composed about seventy years ago...”
(continued from previous page)It was then the court adjourned and the prisoners in command were bound for Manorhamilton handcuffed hand to hand.
Supposed to march along on foot in a downpour of rain,
But yet the fellow country men no longer could refrain.
Checked by the court of unity that bound them all in one.
The prisoners got conveyance to bring them to the jail.
But now they are landed safe at home and credit they may claim.
We never shall forget the brave Kilty men
A Song
“Up in Killilough a man he lived there. He had an aged cow that he brought to many a fair.”
John Martin of Doolargy composed
this song about a cow in the year 1914. He died in the year 1920. He was born a poet in 1860. He composed a lot of song but this is the last one. I dont know any more of them
A Song
Up in Killilough a man he lived there. He had an aged cow that he brought to many a fair. She had so many bad faults he could not her guarantee.(continues on next page)