School: Island Parish
- Location:
- Ballina, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: Seán Ó Móráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0805, Page 346
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A Song (continued)
“You hurlers of Offaly, I pray, you lend an air.”
(continued from previous page)Were you up in Ballyduff
On Sunday or Sunday week,
If so, It is needless
For me further here to speak.
They meet and defeated Daingean
Which made Pat Spollen feel sore
The next to go down was Joe Coughlan
With his braves from "Old Roscore".
III
When this team became affiliated
Reports to me makes clear.
Some of our boys deserted them
And to Rahan they did steer
In hopes to gain distinction
But can bear this well in mind
They now regret the day they meet
The boys they left behind.
IV
Then up in old Killoughey
I can ne're forget that day.
When "Up Rahan" is all we heard
As we journeyed on our way
But when our boys in Green told the mark(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Bridget Connolly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballina, Co. Offaly
- Informant
- Thomas O' Rourke
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballina, Co. Offaly