School: Drom an Mhadaidh

Location:
Drumavaddy, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
S. Ó Murchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0990, Page 112

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  1. I
    Young men I say and maidens gay attention for a while
    Tis a noble band of youths so grand their actions Ill recall
    Where is the muse that could refuse to aid my slender quill
    My voice Ill raise to sound the praise of the Youths of Sweet Redhills
    II
    In market or fair you'll find then there Possessed of manly pride
    The'll dance and sing make the taverns ring with their collings by their sides
    The'll drink a glass with each fair lass and pay the Landlords bill.
    May heaven smile on every isle and the youths of Sweet Redhill.
    III
    Here's to the sweet Cloughouter boys that always did proove kind
    And not forgetting sweet Kilmore that never was behind.
    On the pleasant shades of Clover hill where the birds sand loud and shrill]And the pretty wee girl I used to walk around sporting in Sweet Redhill
    IV
    But as fortune says now I must go and leave my native land
    To seek a better livelyhood all on a foreign strand
    But when old Ireland leaves my view its with tears my eyes will fill
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