School: Baile an Londraigh (B.) (roll number 14305)
- Location:
- Baile an Londraigh, Co. Luimnigh
- Teacher: Seán Ó Buachalla
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0512, Page 037
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- Song about Landlords, Agents and Their Pets - composed by a Spailpín by the name of Paddy Mackessy Sr. of Ballylanders and sang by another spailpeen Tady Kent of Ballyduff, Ballylanders.
I got the song from Mr. Thos. Fitzgerald a well to do farmer of Ballylanders parish.
1st Verse
Come all ye brave Catholics of Ireland
And listen awhile to my tale
of Tories I'll tell you some stories
But I won't tell the whole of their names
In Garronleash hill you will find them
The whole of the Palatine race
the Sherrets, the Textons and the Steepes
Not forgetting Bet Stewart and the old Jakes
the neighbors all round they will rout them
I am sure they have run their last race Chorus
So that is the way boys to do it
Let us all gather round in a ring
When a man is put out of his farm
Let nobody grab it again.(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mr Thomas Fitzgerald
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Baile an Londraigh, Co. Luimnigh
