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School: Clochar Nuala, Dún na nGall (roll number 9389)

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Donegal, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
An tSr. Eanda le Muire
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    town without a guard,
    With the help of half a regiment, they got safe to Killymard.
    III
    They made a grand display that day, King William's valiant sons,
    They knew that they safe enough behind the English guns,
    It was not hard to gratify ambitions such as theirs,
    They never tried to strike a drum or play their Orange airs.
    IV
    They spilled our blood in '98, burned homes and chapels down,
    To pitch-cap, flog and hang us was law in every town,
    They violated purity defied the laws of God,
    And stained with martyr's, patriot's blood the Emerald Irish sod.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary J. Gallagher
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Donegal, Co. Donegal