School: Cill Chóirne (C.) (roll number 8829)
- Location:
- Cill Coirne, Co. Chorcaí
- Teacher: Eibhlín, Bean Uí Shúilleabháin
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A Song (continued)
“This song was composed by John Tom Gleeson of Shounaglough Rylane.”
(continued from previous page)For rambling and bowling for gambling and sporting
And emptying a bowl as fast as you'd fill
In all your days roaving you'd find none so jovial
As our Muskerry sportsman he is Bold Tady Quille(2) Bold Tady was famous in many more places
At sports and at races he is very well known
He is the only old rake that can coax all the ladies
From Bantry Bay to the County Tyrone
There is not a young lady from Kerry to Coachford
But is wild to elope with him right with their will
There is no man in Dunhallow, Kanturk or Kilcorney
Can bowlplay or goal with you Bold Tady Quille
"Chorus"
(3) Bold Tady was famous throughout the whole nation
At the athlete races held down at Cloghroe
where he won the long jump without throwing off his waistcoat
Going twenty four feet every sweep he used throw
But in throwing off the weights there was a Dublin man foremost
But our Muskerry sportsman exceeded him still
And right through the field went a whole ringing chorus
Long life to you, Glory there, Bold Tady Quille
"Chorus"
At the conquering goal between Cork and Tipperary
Which was played by the park by the banks of the Lee
Our Gaelical boys were afraid of being beaten
So they sent for Bold Tady to Ballinagree(continues on next page)