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School: Castlebridge (C.) (roll number 16382)

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Castlebridge, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Mrs. Shortall
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0885, Page 155

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  1. Local Songs - The Civic Guards

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    " The Civic Guards "
    I
    Come friends pay attention
    I'll sing you a song
    And I hope in the verses you'll find nothing wrong
    Concerning the Guards of honour and rank
    And in our little village there was never such "swank".
    II
    One fine Thursday in June of this present year
    A Sergeant and four Civic Guards they came here
    When they came to the village they's no where to go.
    But to Brave Katty Quirkes who I'm sure you all know
    III
    So there they remained to this present day
    And friends don't you think that there they may stay
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Moya Dixon
    Gender
    Female