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Written by Peter S. Clancy
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Thursday, 17 April 2008 14:11 |
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'Ballinaglera and Glan' - Composed at the request of Peter S. Clancy B.A. ( who taught in Tullycasson National School from 1922 to 1927, for a concert in Glan. It is sang to the air of "The men of the West". We are proud of the deeds of our fathers Who are lying at rest in their clay, They left us full farms and homesteads, The evictors they drove them away. The tyrants they made them go easy, Subduing the crow bar and can, Because there was plenty of courage, In Ballinaglera and Glan. Chorus: Hurrah for the boys of old 'Glera Three cheers for each jolly Glan man Who never knew yet what defeat was In Ballinaglera and Glan Our mountains gave birth to the Shannon Which down through it's valleys does plough It spreads out white waves on Lough Allen And washes old 'Glera's fair Brow. But better than waves are the records Left down by each woman and man As they dashed through the "Gap" out to Whitesides From Ballinaglera and Glan. Chorus: On the sunny side of Sliabh an Iarainn There's a very big stone on the pass It's name to this day Clock a'tSagairt Where the holy priests often said mass And up from the side of that mountain Our forefathers manfully ran And we'd walk in their footsteps tomorrows In Ballinaglera and Glan.' Chorus: And now we bid you good morning Which ne'r brings a tear to our eye. When we think of your Cead Mile Failte We'll remember the boys till we die.
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