School: Inniskeen (roll number 13396)

Location:
Inishkeen, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
Louis A. Duffy
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  1. Local Songs

    June begins on Sunday,

    June begins on Sunday,
    On Sunday twenty nine,
    And Willie says a wire came,
    And the weather will be fine.

    II
    And every lad will bring his lass,
    And the married man his bride,
    It will be a pleasant honey-moon,
    Down by the river Fane.

    III
    Also from Derry and Belfast,
    Two specials will arrive,
    And from rural habitations,
    A four in hand we will drive.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. Local Songs

    O! God be with those happy days,

    O! God be with those happy days,
    When holy Mass was over,
    At McArdle's forge we all did meet,
    and stood outside the door,
    To have a chat with Captain Pat,
    Who got his men in line,
    The day they met the Clones boys
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    May Fitzpatrick
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Candlefort, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    Annie Fitzpatrick
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Candlefort, Co. Monaghan