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School: Longford, Kinnitty

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Longford, Co. Offaly
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  1. Local Songs - The Boys of Roscomroe

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    Local Songs
    Songs collected by Michael O'Neill, Clonlee Kinnitty
    "The Boys of Roncomroe"
    1
    Come all you sporting heroes and listen to my song
    Concerning of our Irish sports which was held out,
    so long
    The first match that we hurled it was in sweet Newtown.
    The Kinnitty boys did challenge us in hopes to put us down
    But when the game it did commence each for his man did go
    And the victors of the hurling field were gallant Roscomroe
    2
    At Birr on Easter Monday the next place were we seen.
    Against the boys of Frankfort upon the hurling green
    The Frankforts went for leg or ball but found it
    (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
    Michael O' Neill
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Clonlee, Co. Offaly