School: Derreenargan
- Location:
- Derreenargan, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Pádhraic Ó Fionnáin
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- (continued from previous page)He swore I gave him insolence
And said I was at fault
But his proper appellation
Is Sergeant Epsom Salt.Found by Maureen Molloy Derreenargan Boyle, Composed by the poet Patrick Farrell of Ballyfermoyle, Derreenargan Boyle. - I
Dear exiles all who hail from Boyle.
I bid you gather near
Let us to night in fond delight
Recall our places dear
In foreign land to toil
By night and day for you I'll pray
My native town of Boyle
II
I never can forget the day
I left my native town(continues on next page)