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1. Lord Edward Fitzgerald (continued)

   

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   The bloodhounds found their way,
   He heard their steps approaching,
   From the bed on which he lay,
   Up jumped he like a tiger,
   For their business well he knew,
   And from underneath his pillow forth,
   A two edged blade he drew.

   
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   First enter Major Swan, and soon
   The two edged was dyed,
   'Twas caught between his fingers,
   And buried in his side,
   Then came Ryan with a cane sword,
   And struck Lord Edward, bled,
   Then closed in deadly grapple,
   And fell into the bed.

   
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   Ere long the two edge blade again,
   A bloody sheath had found,
   And by a struggle tumbled,
   From the bed unto the ground,
   Up stood the brave Fitzgerald,

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. genre
      1. poetry
         1. folk poetry (~9,504)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Máire Ní hÁnlaighe

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Drumalough, Co. Roscommon

   Informant

   Mrs Hanly

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Drumalough, Co. Roscommon