School: Gaile, Caisleán Mumhan (roll number 15299)
- Location:
- Gaile, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Tadhg Ó Meachair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0554, Page 066
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“On Killough Hill I built my den. ¶ Free from all strife and danger.”
Song
On Killough hill I built my den
Free from all strife and danger
Till that young clown
Called young Ryan Going
Disturbed by habitation
With horns in and horns out
He woke me up quite early
I bade adieu to all my friends
Not forgetting poor Bowes Daly
Twas on the hill I started then
And on by the Spring Garden
By Phillip's Lodge it was my dodge
And on by Mase's farm
Twas by Cooleagh I took my way
The day being very warm
What did I see but Dan Cummin's geese
And they flying into Gerald Ryan's farm
They let a shout as I passed them
out
Which filled me with vexation
I swore an oath
That I would cut their throat
Or some of their relations
At Fethard town where I sat down
Twas there I heard the cry of a horn
I went into Paddy Pinn's shop
To take a drop(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Francis Maher
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Glenbane Upper, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Matthew Maher
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Glenbane Upper, Co. Tipperary