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School: Ballyduff B. N. School

Location:
Ballyduff, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Tadhg Ó Leathlobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0415, Page 101

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    The Boys of Ballyduff
    I
    Just a mile or thereabout
    From the Lordly Shannon Mouth
    There’s a spot which to none other
    I’d compare
    It’s a village not a town
    Though her sons have gained renown,
    For the Boys of Ballyduff were
    Always there
    Chorus
    II
    For courage, beauty, grace
    They need not hide their face
    At a wedding, a pattern or a fair,
    And should you want a friend
    There is always one to lend
    For the Boys of Ballyduff
    Were always there
    Chorus
    III
    In Clonturk Park they fought,
    When the Boys of Wexford thought,
    With their camáns to their credit they could spare,
    But they found out to their cost,
    When they fought the fight and lost
    That the Boys of Ballyduff could beat them there
    Chorus
    (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
    Tadhg Ó Leathlobhair
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Teacher