School: Breac-chluain (B.) (roll number 13389)
- Location:
- Brackloon, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Seán Ó Casaide
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0121, Page 369
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“Twas on a Sunday evening.”
(continued from previous page)Our captain stood out to see
So now my boys get ready
And we'll head for Derryea
6.
We soon obeyed his order
And out the door did go
And bade good bye for ever
To the village of Cultibo.
7.
The men they are like tinker's
With noses like alloy
For they have nothing to put on them
But their clogs and white corduroy.
8.
The women they are no better.
Nor do the creatures know.
For there is neither sense or comfort
In the village of Cultibo.
Composed by Martin Casey who was captain of the old I.R.A. and who still lives at Goulan Kilkelly, Barony Costello. He is about fifty years now.
- Collector
- Patrick Lavin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Woods, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Martin Casey
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 50
- Address
- Kilkelly, Co. Mayo