School: Askeaton (C.) (roll number 2040)
- Location:
- Askeaton, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Áine, Bean Mhic Eoin
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0502, Page 211
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)
- XML School: Askeaton (C.)
- XML Page 211
- XML “A Local Song”
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
A Local Song
“Four years ago I was digging in the land”
I
Four years ago I was digging in the land
With my brogues in my feet and my spade in my hand.
Said I to myself what a pretty sight to see
Such a sporting young chap digging turf in Tralee.II
I buttoned my brogues, and shook hands with my spade
And went to the fair like a dashing young blade
Up comes the sergeant and asked me to list
Grádh mo chroidhe, Sergeant put the bob in my fist
Theres one shilling Ive got and no more
But when you go to Headquarters you'll get a half score.
Head quarters, head-quarters, head quarters(continues on next page)