School: Clonfinlough, Athlone

Location:
Clonfinlough, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
E. Ní Mhionacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0812, Page 324

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  1. Local Songs

    All you that love the Gaelic sport attend both young and old.

    Written on the Foot-Ball Match between Clonfanlough Rangers and Big-Bog in 1919
    I
    All you that love the Gaelic sport attend both young and old.
    I feel it is my duty these lines
    for to enfold.
    Concerning a great foot-ball match
    that you may understand.
    Between the Rebels and the Rangers
    on Courtney Holmes land.
    It was a glorious sight to see, that
    day the flags and banners wave.
    You would think it was a procession,
    to our Irish Martyrs grave.
    II
    The play began with man to man,
    the rebels got the ground.
    The match was very much more
    wicked than ever yet was found.
    The Rebels got it very hard the
    goalsman he did say.
    Kelly keep the ball kicked out, or
    we will lose the day.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Willie Egan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    13
    Address
    Clonfinlough, Co. Offaly