School: Araglin (B.), Cill Úird (roll number 9247)
- Location:
- Airglinn, Co. Chorcaí
- Teacher: Liam Ó Mothair
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- In the fourth of September nineteen-seventeen
Some dashing young fellows that day they were seen
They carried a banner, white, yellow and green
They were bound for the court-house of Ballyporeen.Chorus.
"Form ones, form twos, form threes, form fours.
Tens and elevens in fact form scores.
Keep working away boys and drilling don't stop
And keep your scouts out to watch Snowball the slopII
As the sessons were started four J.P.'s were there.
The resident magistrate then took the chair.
The principal case was the drilling of men
In the highways and byways of famed AraglenIII
These men should be tried said a loyal J.P.
Before a competent tribunal of Millitary
As a Justice of Peace sure I think 'tis about time
To put down "Sinn Féin" in the Dioces of Cloyne.IV
Sergeant Snowball looked proud as he started the job(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Liam Ó Gaordha
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Gort na Sceiche, Co. Chorcaí
- Informant
- Captain O' Den
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Mainistir Fhear Maí, Co. Chorcaí
- Informant
- William Hynes
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- An Phrapóg, Co. Chorcaí
