School: Killummod
- Location:
- Cill Lomad, Co. Ros Comáin
- Teacher: Tadhg Ó Bhioscáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0237, Page 314
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- (continued from previous page)You may talk about race horse's
That ran in ancient days
You may boast about your white ones
Your black ones and your greys
But I will sing you of this little bay mare
She's the flower of Erins shore
She belongs to Pat O'Beirne
In the parish of Kilmore.
(II)
This celebrated racer
Has lately taken the sway
From all the Elphin thorough bred
I am told she ran away
From poll to poll she led them
Along the grassy plain
And Boylan too was in the race
And not an inch could gain.
(III)
When the race's it was over
The jockey they took down
And they put him on their shoulders
And they cheered him through the town(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Martin Higgins
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lodge, Co. Ros Comáin
- Informant
- John Higgins
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Lodge, Co. Ros Comáin
