School: Bán-Tír (C.) (roll number 2804)
- Location:
- Banteer, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Síle, Bean Uí Dheadaigh
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0361, Page 749
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- (continued from previous page)The Irish Soldiers then repeat–
Yes, we have got some bread and wine, bread and wine, bread and wine.
Yes, we have got some bread and wine for we are the Irish Soldiers.
English Soldiers the say–
Will ye give us some if it, some of it, some of it?
Will ye give give us some of it for we are the English Soldiers?
Irish Soldiers reply–
We will give ye none of it, none of it
We will give ye none of it for we are the Irish Soldiers
We will tell Mary Mac, Mary Mac, Mary Mac
We will tell Mary Mac for we are the Irish Soldiers
English Soldiers reply–
A lot we care about Mary Mac, Mary Mac, Mary Mac
A lot we care about Mary Mac for we are the English Soldiers
We will tell the Black and Tans, Black and tans, Black and Tans
We will tell the Black and Tans for we are the English Soldiers
Irish Soldiers say–
A lot we care about the Black and Tans, Black and Tans, Black and Tans
A lot we care about the black and tans for we are the Irish Soldiers
Are ye ready for to fight, for to fight, for to fight(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Margaret Looney
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Banteer, Co. Cork
