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School: Tír na Sligeach (B.) (Tiernasligo) (roll number 16107)

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Tirnasligo, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Seán Ó Dochartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1122, Page 16

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  1. The Bhaile-Coats of Iorrus (continued)

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    (continued from previous page)
    of this crowd.
    They wore home made jackets and this was called the bhaile-coats. A party of about two hundred of them marched out the Gap of Mham- Mór. These men carried black-thorn sticks. Other parties joined them on the way and when they arrived in Derry there was a big crows of the bhaile-coats.
    Here are two verses of a song about the bhaile-coats
    We met them up in Derrry
    And we met them on the Wall
    But they couldn't beat the bhaile-coats
    That came from Donegal
    From Corks own Cove to Donegal
    On every hill I ween
    Sticks, spite of soldiers or Polce
    To the wearing o' the green
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Josep Mhac Lochlainn
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    13
    Address
    Letter, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Micheál Mhac Lochlainn
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Letter, Co. Donegal