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  1. The Lisglennon Ball

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    This song was written by some local Ballysokeery boys on the event of ball held in Lisglennon N.S. some 20 years ago. The names are all local fellows who attended the ball, in some cases they are nicknames by which these men are known in the district.
    (1)
    Did you hear of the Ball
    You did I'll go bail,
    That was held in Lisglennon
    Not far from Cooneal.
    To starve Tommy Sharpe, we
    thought it a shame
    But we knew from the start, it was likely to fail.
    To find grub for half-a-crown
    it was not so easy
    We had plenty of boar's pork,
    although it was greasy.
    (2)
    Banagher held the head and ears
    And Caffar he held the tail.
    (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
    Location
    Lisglennon, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Charles Carroll
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    44
    Address
    Ballysakeery, Co. Mayo