School: Ballymartle (roll number 7361)
- Location:
- Ballymartle, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Patrick Kelleher
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0322, Page 080
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Old Song (continued)
“Last week as I read out the news paper where an Irishman did sail away.”
(continued from previous page)Emmet as they were the cause of great noise.
Says John Bull there was a man here before you and that was in the year twenty nine.
Dan Ó Connell they called him from Deerynane in Kerry he came.
Said the youth he was born at Cahir where his old roust to day my be seen.
It was just on the brink of the waters convenient to Cahirciveen.
Says John Bull you do leave your own country like wild geese you do flee away to America, Queensland New Zeland your are never tired crossing the sea.
Says Pat we must leave our own country and then we will put down
You knew I being an Irishman by your larking you do on me frown but remember you met the wrong hero.
Said the youth that belong to Miltown
- Collector
- Daniel Donovan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Fahanalooscane, Co. Cork