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School: Tón Ruadh (roll number 12809)

Location:
Tonroe, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máirtín Ó Giobaláin
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  1. A Local Song

    “In Dennie street in sweet Tralee”

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    I
    In Dennie street in sweet Tralee
    One day in the month of August
    Whom did I meet coming down the street
    But a bold recruiting sergeant.
    He said young man will you take me on
    a march to be your guardian
    Its better than to be digginf dykes
    Or to be a Spailpin Fanach.
    O: kind sir I never could
    Contint my mind to obey so many masters
    My doom would be to face the blacks
    And afterwards to be slaughtered
    Id rather reap both sow and mow
    And till a fruitful garden
    Where I could drink a crown amongst my friends
    And still be a Spailpin Fanach
    He said come in we'll have a drink
    The day is very warm
    We'll drink enough and guench our thirst
    With whiskey, beer and cordial
    (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
    Iosaipín Ní Chuinn
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Botinny, Co. Mayo