12 Oct 98 - 10:12 PM (#41428) Subject: Lyr Add: IRELAND'S THIRTY TWO From: Brack& Help, if you know this song do me a favour and check the words for me. I not sure if they're all correct. Regards Mick Bracken IRELAND'S THIRTY TWO There's in Ulster nine in all The here's to old Ireland undivided On to Leinster now we go Limerick and the treaty stone Connacht province has but five |
13 Oct 98 - 10:31 AM (#41513) Subject: RE: Ireland's Thirty Two From: alison Hi Mick, Don't know the song but I reckon it should be Laois (pronounce roughly Lee-sha), in verse three. 1st verse Down is a county. That makes up your 9 counties in that verse. Slainte alison |
13 Oct 98 - 11:05 AM (#41517) Subject: RE: Ireland's Thirty Two From: Martin Ryan Leix is an old spelling of Laois(e). The "e" is silent! "Down" is, indeed, in Ulster. Regards |
16 Oct 98 - 04:39 AM (#41930) Subject: RE: Ireland's Thirty Two From: Brack& Thanks Alison and Martin. It was the last verse I more concerned about. Mick Bracken |
11 Apr 00 - 07:49 PM (#210327) Subject: RE: Ireland's Thirty Two From: GUEST,Paddy(1) Brakn
I can't see much wrong with the last verse
maybe the last two lines should read
Singing high the proudest name
Just a thought ... (very late at night!) Paddy(1)
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11 Apr 00 - 08:21 PM (#210337) Subject: RE: Ireland's Thirty Two From: GUEST,Saoirse "We'll throw out the puppet's crown Until Ireland's thirty two is all our own" Great song. Pity it falls on deaf ears. |