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1. My Home District - Ballygowan Song (continued)

   

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   Chorus:-
   Hurrah for our banners they're waving they're still
   Well guarded by Abbey, and sweet Abbeyville.
   Coolfins lovely castle o'er the valleys look down,
   To brighten the glories of "Sweet Ballygown."
   II
   Oh the days of the evictions! some thousands came their
   To conquer those tyrants each man did prepare.
   When the officer's bugle soon gave a loud thrill.
   To make an attack upon Finns lovely mill.
   When the Orange advanced to break in the door.
   But we poured boiling water on the orange men down
   To make them remember the day they saw "Sweet Ballygown".
   Chorus:-
   For our banner of fredom are waving there still
   Well guarded by Abbey, and sweet Abbeyville.
   Coolfins lovely castle o'er the valleys look down,
   To brighten the glories of "Sweet Ballygown."
   III
   When this crew from the north was defeated it said

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)

   Language

   English

   Location

   Ballygowan, Co. Galway

   Collector

   Neil Conroy

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Ballygowan, Co. Galway

   Informant

   John Kelly

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Ballygowan, Co. Galway