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  1. A Song - The Old Shillalah

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    The Old Shillalah
    'Tis about the old shillalah, That I'll sing to you to-night. I've a twig that is both elegant and grand,
    Mine was handed down to me,
    By my ould grand father, if Im right 'Twas the only thing, bedad
    that he had to hand us down,
    Oh! the heads that it has broken, And the hearts that it has won,
    And the blood that it has managed to realease,
    Sure I've lent it to the priest,
    when there was fighting in the green,
    And he used it as a messenger of peace
    (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
    Mary Fives
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tourin, Co. Waterford
    Informant
    Mr Fives
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tourin, Co. Waterford