Lyrics & Knowledge Personal Pages Record Shop Auction Links Radio & Media Kids Membership Help
The Mudcat Cafesj



User Name Thread Name Subject Posted
Big Mick Lane Lyr Add: Pat of Mullingar/The Man from Mullingar (31) Lyr Add: THE MAN FROM MULLINGAR 22 Oct 98


Hi Jennifer,

The song is titled "THE MAN FROM MULLINGAR." Here are the words to this version:

1. You may talk and write and boast about your Fenians and your clans,
And how the boys of 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: And the peelers chased him out of Connemara
For beating up the valiant scion O'Hara.
When Paddy came to Ballymote, he stole the Parson's goat
And sold him to the Bishop down in Ardagh.
Seven hundred peeler's hinchmen (....couldn't catch him)
The King sent out an order for lynch him.
When Patrick came to Dublin Park, he stole his motor car,
And gave it to the IRA brigade in Mullingar.

2. On Easter Monday when the boys did hear the bugle's sound,
Paideen raised the flag of war down in his native town.
First he went to make his peace with dear old Father Maher,
Then went out and blew the barracks up, and wrecked half of Mullingar.

3. When Ireland takes her place among the nations of the world,
And her flag of orange, white and green to the four winds is unfurled,
When you read about the roll of honour you will find mark'd with a star
Patrick Sarsfield Mulligan, the man from Mulligar.


Post to this Thread -

Back to the Main Forum Page

By clicking on the User Name, you will requery the forum for that user. You will see everything that he or she has posted with that Mudcat name.

By clicking on the Thread Name, you will be sent to the Forum on that thread as if you selected it from the main Mudcat Forum page.

By clicking on the Subject, you will also go to the thread as if you selected it from the original Forum page, but also go directly to that particular message.

By clicking on the Date (Posted), you will dig out every message posted that day.

Try it all, you will see.