Lurgan Town - Sean Dynes

Sean Dynes singing Lurgan Town.

Lurgan Town

Oh Lurgan town's an altered town,
Since papish Hancock he came to it
If ye walk on the twelfth day of July,
Ye may depend he'll make you rue it,
And if you sing an Orange song,
Ye'll be jailed for eight and forty hours.
Fresh orders he has gave his police,
To make prisoners of none but ours.
Whack fol la, Too rye ay
Whack fol right fol too rye addy.

Lurgan hill is one high hill,
The devil's hill the truth I tell ye.
The Fenian master he lives there
Besides his name is Francis Kelly,
And every night the meeting's held,
About Repeal and Dan O'Connell,
And dare the man dare pass that way,
Unless his name is Pat or Donal.
Whack fol la, Too rye ay
Whack fol right fol too rye addy.

We held a dance in ould Kilmore,
The Fenian bulldogs they came to it.
They danced our maids right round the floor,
And ordered Patrick's Day to play it
Garyowen and the White Cockade,
These were the tunes that they did want sirs,
As round the floor they danced our maids,
Sayin' "You never stood before such dancers."
Whack fol la, Too rye ay
Whack fol right fol too rye addy.

The twelfth day of July came round,
We raised up thirty stand of colours,
And on that hill we raised an arch,
And on it printed Here's no cowards,
Now, says Kelly, If you come through
Your Orange blood we'll surely scatter.
We turned, shook hands, all we could do,
Was say, Boys remember the Boyne Water.
Whack fol la, Too rye ay
Whack fol right fol too rye addy.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Lurgan
• Town
• Sean
• Dynes
• song
• 1830s
• Irish
• nationalist

[lorgain2]

Arcangeltalon, fair play to you, and good luck in the future.

[lorgain2]

It may be listed on Orange Websites,listening to the lyrics would suggest that it is a `tongue-in-cheek` nationalist song. The song was in vogue around the 1830s and coincides with Catholic emancipation,the O`Connell mentioned in the song was the well known Daniel. Further info on this man on Google.

[lorgain2]

Micky ,Na abair sin, go raibh maith agut fosta.

[lorgain2]

Thanks Machree.

[lorgain2]

Tongiorgi, thanks for your comment.

[lorgain2]

Thanks faruasal, I will have a look.

[david1966dc]

How daft are you lot . This is a traditional orange song.In the day when it was written a lot of songs where wrote from the context of the rival side. When i get round to it i'll post it on youtube.

[OCCO1970]

my da sung this 2 us 35 year,s ago.thanks fella.

[rfc50]

@walshy2866 typical prick!!!

[garethj477]

im from lurgan town so fuck all fenians

[Paitro202]

all republicans add me, thanks!!!

[kerrygold19l6]

Collie duffy has my support

[arcangeltalon999]

Yes I'm aware that there are shared beliefs in any culture, and I don't know which is why I asked. And just what do you know about my country? Really KNOW not heard, not seen on TV, KNOW? Maybe instead of hating and throwing out insults you should just learn to live and let live.

[arcangeltalon999]

Do you really think that? I mean you really think I sit at home scheming to invade countries? I personally walked into Iraq and shot the place up? No. I'm a normal person just like anyone else. I didn't vote for Bush, I think the invasions were a mistake, I wish to God they never would have happened. I"m just a normal guy going to college lookin for a job. I don't personally control what the government of America does.

[walshy2866]

Typical yank assumption that, US and THEM.

99% of the time people share beliefs , ideas etc and get on fine.

What the fuck do you know about "both communities" as you quote it.

Why don't you go busy yourself and invade another defenceless country, but make sure there's oil there 1st or it would be a waste of your time.