School: Wolfhill (roll number 3457)
- Location:
- Wolfhill, Co. Laois
- Teacher: P. Ó Dubhlainn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0836, Page 229
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- This song is sung in the townland of Slatt, parish of Ballyadams, barony of Slieve Margy which is in the County of Leix.I
Come all ye true brave Irish men and list to what I tell,
It was all about a cattle - drive that happened at Wolfhill.
This farm it was taken about four years ago,
By a planter named Gillespie from the County of Mayo.II
The police were herding it, and well upon the 'lert.
We all combined together and said we would make a start.
We watched our opportunity as you may understand.
That night at seven thirty we were on(continues on next page)
- Collector
- John Gilmartin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Slatt Lower, Co. Laois
