School: Tagoat (roll number 5990)
- Location:
- Tagoat, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Pádraig Coilféir
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0879, Page 128
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A Local Song - The Kilmore Boys
“It being on the Twelfth of April n the year of Forty Four.”
A Local Song - The Kilrane Boys.It being on the Twelfth of April
In the year of Forty Four,
In blooming Spring when birds do sing
All round sweet Erin's shore.
The feathered train in concert join,
Their tuneful notes display,
Sounding their acclamations,
Which echoed through Kilrane.
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Twelve matchless youths they did approach
In splendour did appear,
Leaving farewell with all their friends,
Likewise their parents dear.
A usual to their bosom flew
Some mirth for to display,
They cried "Adieu, God be with you"
All for America.
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My darling boys, what is the cause
Or reason you must go?
To leave your own dear native land
To a land you do not know.
Here you embrace the light of Faith
To a vice you ne'er did stray,
Or what dull news did you seduce,
For wild America.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Meta McCormack
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Drimagh, Co. Wexford
- Informant
- John McCormack
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Bing, Co. Wexford