School: Tiercahan
- Location:
- Tircahan, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: P. Ó Riain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0968, Page 359
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- (continued from previous page)their fists and knock a man stiff with a wallop. I had a brand new whip myself and thought if I had only a pike like the Leitrims that I'd be made up. This
is what the song says about them:-
"Without drum or noise our Irish boys assembled on its ground And a thousand of our country men from any a neighbouring town
We had men from Ballyconnell and men from about Drumlane
From Mohill, Cloon, and Leitrim and Belturbet town of fame
From Erin's shore came hundreds more leaving children and wives at home
And another part of the song says:
There came many a score from Ballinagh, brave heroes stout and true
There was only one place in the three counties that held back and that was Glan (Glengavlin)The song says:
Oh where are our brethern from unfaithful Glan?
No one showed his nose from Glan out that day from there & they were shamed from that good day to this.
Mass was said that morning by Fr Reilly and its town was full of fierce looking men.(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Brigid Mc Govern
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 75
- Address
- Drumbar, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Joseph Mc Govern
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 80
- Address
- Drumbar, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Pat Mc Govern
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 81
- Address
- Drumbar, Co. Cavan
