School: Clonmore, Teampoll Mór (roll number 12541)
- Location:
- Clonmore, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Siobhán, Bean Uí Allmhain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0547, Page 007
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- (continued from previous page)We had some more opponents from the Parishes all around.
They came from Borris-in-Ossory and outside Errill town.
They came with vengeance on their lips our cause for to betray.
And swamp us in our Cottages at the Boardroom of Roscrea.If you were to see those farmers before they were called
Some of them were barefaced scamps while others were quite bald.
More of them were ghastly like or drooping with decay
You'd swear they came to seek relief to the Union of Roscrea.So boys don't fret we'll have them yet and on our cause must go.
We'll be happy in our cottages in spite of every foe.
We'll laugh at them with scorn and they will rue the day
that ever they opposed us at the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Sheila Leahy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Dromard Beg, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Michael Fitzpatrick
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Clonmore, Co. Tipperary
