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Thread #1445   Message #288638
Posted By: Quincy
31-Aug-00 - 12:22 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Pat of Mullingar/The Man from Mullingar
Subject: Lyr Add: THE MAN FROM MULLINGAR
I have a slightly different version with a few more verses.

1. You may talk and write and boast about your Fenians and your clans,
And how the boys from County Cork beat up the Black and Tans.
And view a little codger who came out without a scar,
His name was Paddy Mulligan, the man from Mullingar.

CHORUS: The Peelers chased him out of Connemara
For beating up the valiant scan O'Hara
And when he came to Ballymote He stole the parson's car
And he sold it to the Bishop In the town of Mullingar.
Oh! Seven hundred peelers couldn't catch him - catch him,
The king sent out an order for to lash him - lash him,
When Patrick came to Dublin Town He stole an armoured car,
And he gave it to the I.R.A. Brigade in Mullingar.

2. Oh Easter Monday morning when the boys declared a sound,
Patrick raised the flag of war down in his native town,
First he went to make his peace with dear old Father Maher,
He went out and blew the Barracks up and the Man from Mullingar. CHORUS

3. And when Ireland takes its place among the nations of the world,
A flag of Orange, White and Green to the forewinds is unfurled,
You'll read the role of honour and you'll find with a marked scar,
The name of Sarsfield Mulligan, the Man from Mullingar.


There you go Airto and Joe Dolan didn't even get a mention!!!! I've searched and searched the web for sarsfield, paddy mulligan etc. but alas nothing.

Good luck! best wishes, Yvonne