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School: Derreenargan

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Derreenargan, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Pádhraic Ó Fionnáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0232, Page 241

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  1. Landlord Days

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    I
    Come all ye feeling Christians
    With me now sympathise
    Till I relate my doleful state
    While here in prison I live
    II
    A creeping snake did me betray
    As you may undertand
    That has me here in Sligo jail
    And took my bit of land
    III
    'Twas on the 11th of July
    All in the dead of night
    The police dragged me out of bed
    A gave to me a fright.
    IV
    They did me haul up to Cootehall
    Before the break of day
    And marched me off to Dublin
    Without the least delay
    V
    I was not long in Dublin
    When my trouble day came on
    They marched me like a murderer
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. land management (~4,110)
    Language
    English