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School: Moyvore

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0742, Page 497

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    Have you heard of Duffy's Circus that was furnished up of late,
    It is headed by a General who is out to ruin the State
    He is telling all the farmers not to pay the rates thats due
    Support our home industry and buy a Shirt of Blue
    All the farmers joined the Circus to see what they could do
    And gathered all the clowns they could to wear a shirt of blue
    Now farmers round good old Westmeath don't listen to the rot
    It is terrible to hear them talking of the good men hanged and shot
    Let Hayes and Breen be with you they were out when men were few
    And head the poll will keep them in spite of Duffy's Blue.

    Brigid Mahon
    Puttingham,
    Moyvore.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brigid Mahon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Pottiaghan Commons, Co. Westmeath