School: Baile Giolla tSionáin (B.), An Gleann (roll number 11307)
- Location:
- Ballygiltenan Upper, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Tadhg Ó Cathasaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0480, Page 217
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- The Glin Castle GrovesIn Glin castle groves I have oft times roamed,
Where the small birds sweetly sing,
The parrott, the thrush, from bush to bush,
Do make the valleys ring.
The cuckoo and the nightingale be deck,
the woods all round,
And I regret the day I left the shades
of sweet Glin town.Get up you pretty fair maids and come
along with me
To the land of diamonds strange faces for
to see.
I'll dress you like a lady with costly robes
all round
And your way I'll pay to America my maid
from sweet Glin Town.'Twas on the fifth of May my boys from Queenstown we sailed,
Commanded by a hero brave John Russell was his name,
Codmmanded by a hero belonging to Belfast town,(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Joe Hogan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kinard, Co. Limerick
- Informant
- Timothy Costello
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Killeany More, Co. Limerick
