School: Urbal (roll number 13874)
- Location:
- Urbal, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Gerald Kelliher
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0206, Page 561
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“Lines written on a St Patrick's Day (1889) parade in Ballinaglera by N. Mc Carthy, a wandering poet.”
Lines written on St Patrick's Day (1889) parade in Ballinaglera by N. McCarthy, a wandering poet. He sang his compositions on the streets of Dowra and Drumkeeran.
The young bloods of old Ireland
As their fathers were before
Whose names ar long recorded
Around our native shore
And far and near
You all will cheer
To hear this humble lay
Your voices raise now here
In praise of last St. Patrick's Day
The sons of Ballinaglera
And daughters could be seen
With green ribbons flying
And aloft the flag of green
The band did play
Upon that day
Most sweetly up and down
The flag it bore St Patrick
And the harp without the Crown
It would delight your heart
To see those boys and girls
As they passed by gallant Rynn's
With music and with song(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Sylvester Mc Guire
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 63
- Address
- Urbal Barr, Co. Leitrim