Shillelagh Law

 






Then the war did soon engage
It was woman to woman and man to man Shillelagh law was all the rage
And a row and a ruction soon began Then Mickey Maloney raised his head When a bucket of whiskey flew at him It missed and falling on the bed The liquor scattered over Tim Tim revives, see how he rises Timothy rising from the bed Said "Whirl your whiskey around like blazes Thundering Jesus, do you think I'm dead?"


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Location: Naas, Co. Kildare, Ireland

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