School: Ballinagh (C.)
- Location:
- Bellananagh, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: M. Ní Chonchobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0990, Page 177
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- (continued from previous page)went to Australia and has died there. Here is one of his verses.
I am glad Mr Smyth that I now know your name
And know that you came from a clear running stream.
Long may you prosper and long may you win.
And may you live happy in the land of Tierquin
Another verse which he composed is as follows,
Let the ducks and hens go in their pens
before I'd marry such a fancy,
As design the clock that Margaret got
for the flower of Ballentemple.
It was said to be a man named O'Reilly who lived in the Globe Hotel in Cavan who composed the song "Wrap the green flag round me boys" here is a verse,(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Anna M. Nesdale
- Gender
- Female
