Scoil: An Cluainín Uí Ruairc (C.) (uimhir rolla 10945)

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1. A Ballad Singer Caused a Change in the Date of Manorhamilton

   

   Roinn Roinn Postáil

   "The fighting fair" of Manorhamilton was a hectic day. The year is in doubt. Probably it was somewhere around the time of Church Disestablishment 1869. The date was July 12th and since a Ballad singer was responsible for having the date of the July fair changed to the fist of that month no fair has been held in Manorhamilton on the twelfth. It happened like this. Towards mid - day when people had moved away from the "fair - green" and were assembling "up town" a well set - up Ballad - singer with a strong voice commenced to sing. In those days sectarian feeling ran high in Manorhamilton. The song of the street - singer made passions sure. This was his song:
   Come all ye good people, draw near me.
   The truth I would I wish to lay down,
   The distress of our poor Irish nation,
   Our hardships in country and town,
   Or pigs we must sell them for nothing,

   (leanann ar an chéad leathanach eile)

   

   Tras-scríofa ag duine dár meitheal tras-scríbhneoirí deonacha.

   Stair Athraigh

   Teanga

   Béarla

   Bailitheoir

   Teresa Gilbride

   Inscne

   Baineann

   Seoladh

   Manorhamilton, Co. Leitrim