School: Granard (B.) (Muire Gan Smál) (roll number 13963)
- Location:
- Granard, Co. Longford
- Teacher: León Mac Craith
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- Collector
- Martin Daly
- Gender
- Male
- Captain Bland (1)
(1)
The midnight hour is striking
The gates are open wide
Four headless steeds comes prancing out
Four headless men astride
Behind their heels a shining coach
Rolls lightly o'er the sand
And in the coach a headless man
Well known as Captain Bland.(2)
Adown the town as quick as light
Where howling mongrels hide
By Markeys turn where Dublin Road
Before them opens wide
Down Tor na mban Hill the whips are cracked
Like signals of command
By Creamers fort and Brennans Dam
The coach of Captain Bland.(continues on next page)