Rare Clonmel

DESCRIPTION: The singer is leaving his home in Clonmel. He thinks of the places there he loved. "In ev'ry fight for Erin's right, Foul tyranny to quell, First in the field and last to yield Are the boys of Rare Clonmel!"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE:
KEYWORDS: farewell home lyric nonballad patriotic
FOUND IN: Ireland
REFERENCES (1 citation):
OLochlainn-MoreIrishStreetBallads 20B, "Rare Clonmel" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #9778
NOTES [20 words]: Clonmel is on the river Suir, South Tipperary. OLochlainn-MoreIrishStreetBallads has no information about the song. - BS
File: OLcM020B

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