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School: Longford, Kinnitty

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Longford, Co. Offaly
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M. Ní Thuathaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0820, Page 071

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0820, Page 071

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  1. Local Songs - The Boys of Knockaroo (continued)

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    (continued from previous page)
    And other countuies too
    But met no such men upon the green
    As the Boys of Knockaroo
    3
    Next they met Rathdowney
    In a field neat Abbetleix
    Who always had the impudence
    Their county to disgrace
    But when they went to Joneses Road
    Their hocking would not do
    Because they were not able for
    the Boys of Knockaroo
    4
    The ruffs that backed Rathdowney
    Sure I now will bring them in
    There was yellow Jack down from the Lough
    The ripper and Mick Finn
    The was Nolan out from Glousha
    A ranger he did go
    But quickly he got landed with a lad from Knockaroo
    5
    Its from this hill you'll see at will
    The hurlers homesteads all
    The Campions and the Carrolls
    (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