School: Kellystown, Dunleer (roll number 3154)
- Location:
- Kellystown, Co. Louth
- Teacher: Bean Uí Chathail
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0674, Page 145
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“There was once a man who was a great flute player and was playing a flute at Blackhall crossroads.”
There was once a man who was a great flute player and was playing a flute at Blackhall crossroads. One night when he was playing a voice from behind the hedge told him to come out and play for them, and he was brought through the tunnels at Kilshaughery and he was heard playing over to the red house in Clogherhead where the tunnel leads to and he was never heard of again.
Unpublished Song
“There was once a man who was a great flute player and was playing a flute at Blackhare crossroads one night when he was playing a voice behind the bridge told him to come out and play for them”
Up in The hills of Tenure.Up in the hills of Tenure we met
On the tight little county of Louth,
With dance and song and cheerful throng
At the call of Father Boothe.
To help his choir which we admire
His church and altar free
Here's long life to the first in strife
Our own dear Father Mc Kee.II
We feared a shock when Father Rock,(continues on next page)