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School: Bilboa (C.) (roll number 15693)

Location:
Bilboa, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Síle, Bean Uí Raghallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0519, Page 104

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    On a holiday night you all may know,
    The boys and girls in style they go.
    They started out in rain and fog,
    And up to Martins in the bog.
    Chorus.
    With me turi-ah fol-da-deedle-ah,
    Turi-turi turi-ah.
    The finest crowd that was ever seen.
    Were there from Bilboa and Clonteen.
    With me turi-ah-foll-da-deedle ah,
    Turi-turi-turi-ah.
    "Sergeant" Healy, strong and tall,
    Came in blind drunk to Martin's ball ;
    He danced on the floor and he broke some stools
    He wheeled against the Colmans and the Gools.
    Chorus
    Denny Brawn, he cut a woeful dash,
    When he told young Colman his mouth he'd smash ;
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Butler
    Gender
    Female