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    2:6:’38
    A Song – The Murder Song
    You feeling hearted Christians I hope you will attend
    And join in lamentation for this departed friend.
    A brother you might call him the best you ever had
    And his name was Bernard Comasky the pride of Cloneyfad.
    If he had been unmannerly and followed wicked ways
    He would not have been cut down in the morning of his days.
    Brian went forth as usual the cattle to the spring
    The villain way layed him: it was an awful thing.
    The monument will show you how mournful and sad
    How Comasky was murdered on the road of Cloneyfad.
    Composed by Peter Comasky, Dungimmon
    Patrick Coyle,
    Dungimmon,
    Mt. Nugent,
    Co. Cavan
    Obtained from: -
    Mrs Coyle (40)
    Dungimmon,
    Mt. Nugent,
    Co. Cavan
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Coyle
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dungummin Lower, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mrs Coyle
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    40
    Address
    Dungummin Lower, Co. Cavan