School: Edengorra (roll number 9597)
- Location:
- Edengora, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Michael Hetherton
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0710, Page 152
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- (continued from previous page)falls out cleanly from the bottle and the latter then forms a good horn.
- A loccal song named "A Day on Loughanlea* Mountain was composed by a man named Reilly of Muff, Kingscout long long ago.
The words are now given by Mrs Carroll, aged 45 Edengorra Bailieboro'"One August day long years ago
With sporting dog and gun
I beat my way to Loughanlea
To have a bit of fun
And with me came that August day
A comrade staunch and true
Who never feared a keeper bold
Or belted man in blue
Now when we reached the mountain base
We sat upon a mound
To rest our limbs and draw our breath
And have a look around
And as we gazed adown the vale
There came into our view
Some half a score of canvas tents
And horses in review.
It chanced to be the fair of Muff, (b)(continues on next page) - Informant
- Mrs Carroll
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 45
- Address
- Edengora, Co. Meath
