School: Ardlow
- Location:
- Ardlow, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: S. Mac Síomain
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A Local Song
“Oh! gallant sons of Breffney”
Oh! gallant sons of Breffney
From town and verdant dale
And Breffney's winsome daughters
From dell and flowery vale
To-day you are rejoicing
Your singing fills the air
And your joyous voices hailing
The men who beat Kildare
II
Oh! long shall you remember
And long shall you recall
That Sunday in September
Just near the season's fall
When Breffney showed the world
That the North is still alive
And won the glorious football crowd for nineteen thirty five.
III
Oh! hard and cold must be the heart
That won't with you rejoice
And with the fervour of your soul
Join with your melodious voice.
In hailing this great victory
Which was won beyond compare
When Breffney's blue clad champions
Beat the men of famed Kildare.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Kathleen Butler
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Enagh, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- P. J. Gaynor
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 40
- Address
- Bailieborough, Co. Cavan