School: Béal Átha an Dá Chab

Location:
Ballydehob, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Síle Ní Mhathúna
Browse
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0291, Page 195

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0291, Page 195

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Béal Átha an Dá Chab
  2. XML Page 195
  3. XML “Paradise Alley”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. In a little side-street, such as often you meet.
    Where the boys on a Sunday rally,
    It's not very wide, and it's dismal beside.
    Yet they called the place Paradise Alley.
    Chorus
    Every Sunday down to her home we go.
    All the boys and his girls love her so,
    Always a jolly heart, that is true you know,
    She's the sunshine of Paradise Alley.
    2
    A maiden so sweet lives in that little street,
    She's the daughter of widow Mc Nally,
    She has bright golden hair and the boys all declare,
    She's the sunshine of Paradise Alley,
    Chorus:-
    3
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nora Donovan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Coolagh More, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mr J. Cronin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 50
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Coolagh More, Co. Cork