School: Baile Glas (Meastha), An Bhlárna (roll number 10930)
- Location:
- Ballyglass, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Máiréad, Bean Uí Bhuachalla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0388, Page 187
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In the year of 1920 we had some sport and fun.
Although the times were troubled with heroes on the run.
When they organized a racket to please each lad and lass
At that lonely hillside school house - they call it Ballyglass.
Provisions they had plenty with refreshments there galore
I wish you heard the music when the dancers took the floor.
They had a fine piano, to play for big and small
A gadget, and a fiddle, at The(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Sheehan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballyglass, Co. Cork
- Informant
- John Murphy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Parkina Cross Roads, Co. Cork
