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School: Lismacaffry

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Lismacaffry, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Ml. Ó Gamhna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0739, Page 364

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    A place of noble fame
    Where all sportsmen courageous
    About this place remain.
    II
    Tom Mc Glynn on Barney's Reek
    He bet upon June Hawk
    Tumbled down noble Bass
    At Larrie Fagan's hill
    This was the time poor Jonnie came in from England
    About fourteen o'clock in the day
    But what did they give to poor Jonnie
    But lots of whiskey and tea.
    This song was composed by Larrie Fagan's, Lisnagappa made fifty years ago.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Patrick Lestrange
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Correaly, Co. Westmeath