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School: Páirc an Iarla (roll number 9303)

Location:
Rathpeak, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Ss. Ó Maonaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0273, Page 009

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  1. A Song

    “On the eighteenth day of april”

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    Martin Murray
    Rathpeake, Ballinasloe, Co. Roscommon.
    Working with brother who is a farmer.
    A Song
    On the eighteenth day of April
    Our gallant ships set sail
    With Fifty five young Irishmen
    Through sons of Grainuáil.
    The landed safe all in New York
    On the second day of May
    To meet their friends and relitives out in America.
    2.
    Some of them an aquaintans as soon as they did land
    And flowing bumpers drank a Health
    To Dear Old Paddy's land.
    More of them had no friends to meet
    Their hearts being stout and bold.
    Not my this cursed English dogs they would not be control
    Seven of our Irish boys walked down through Grogive street
    One of those English officers they happened for to meet.
    (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
    Informant
    Martin Murray
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rathpeak, Co. Roscommon