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  1. A Song

    “The first success to our men of sweet Rush town ¶ That joined both heart and hand [...]”

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    A Song
    The first success to our men of sweet Rush town,
    That joined both heart and hand
    With a good strong mind they all combined,
    To go to Skerries strand.
    It was not to pillage or to steal,
    We went in broad day-light
    To cut the wore on Shenick shore
    And claim it as our right.
    We made no delay, we cleared the way,
    They cheered us on the strand,
    We drove across to Shinnick, and we were saluted by the wave,
    How gently she cleared the way,
    and gave freedom to the brave,
    And with great haste we loaded our best
    The wore off Shinnick Shore.
    (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
    Kathleen Clarke
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rush, Co. Dublin