School: Baile Giolla tSionáin (B.), An Gleann (roll number 11307)
- Location:
- Ballygiltenan Upper, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Tadhg Ó Cathasaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0480, Page 227
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- The Glin FairA fair is held in sweet Glin town
At the falling of each year
On the first of dark December,
When Christmas times are near,
Gay crowds of sporting people
To the town do gather in
To buy and sell, and drink as well
At the winter's fair of Glin.'Tis there you'll see the sporting boys,
The girls grand and gay
They gather in to sweet Glin Town
To have a sporting day.Upstairs at Mary Regan's tent
They will drink strong wine and gin,
And talk of future happiness
At the winter's fair of Glin.'Tis there you'll see the spendid cows,
Fine calves and breeding mares.
From the golden vein of Drumrisk
That land so rich and rare.
From Scart and Sandes' mountain
Prize cattle do come in(continues on next page)
- Informant
- John Mulvihill
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Glin, Co. Limerick
