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School: Longford, Kinnitty

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Longford, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
M. Ní Thuathaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0820, Page 061

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  1. Local Songs - The Hurlers

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    I.
    Nineteen hundred and thirty two being the date of the year
    Cork and Tipperary once more did appear
    For the championship of Munster these two teams did play
    And such a sight was never seen as in Tipperary that day.
    II
    As they marched to the station the band loud did play
    Hoping they'd come from Tipperary victorious that day
    Three Cheers for the Blues that galant old team
    Their all Ireland championship tis
    (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
    Rita Rigney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Glendine, Co. Offaly