School: Ínse Cloch (roll number 7101)
- Location:
- Inchiclogh, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Diarmuid Ó Críodáin
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A Song
“On Baker's height I stood one day”
The following song was written by Charlie Dennis and it is called the "Rapideen".
On Baker's height I stood one day
I got an awful fright.
I thought it was a headless coach
Came down from Baker's height.
Miss Baker stood upon a rock.
She was like a fairy Queen.
Saying, "upon my faith those yanks are great
There goes the Rapideen.
The Rapideen. she flies between, both Bantry and Traghcaol.
She picks up all that throng the road. Until the engine fails
But when the engine goes on strike, The driver is no fool.
For he'll have Coffey to drive him home. With Duffy's lashing mule.
- Collector
- Donal Lynch
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Bantry, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mr Lynch
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Bantry, Co. Cork