School: Baile Dubh (C.) (roll number 2493)

Location:
Ballyduff, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Brighid, Bean Uí Leathlobhair
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  1. I
    Just a mile or there about
    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,
    (continues on next page)
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