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  1. The Blarismoor Tragedy

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    The Blarismoor Tragedy
    I
    Ye Muse, grant me direction,
    To sing this foul transaction
    Which causes sad reflection
    Late done at Blarismoor.
    By wicked Colonel Barber,
    Should I proceed much farther
    And call his conduct murder
    'Twere treason I am sure
    II
    Belfast may well remember
    When tyrants in their splendour,
    In all their pomp and grandeur,
    They hoist them on a car;
    While cavalry were prancing
    And infantry advancing
    And glittering armour glancing,
    All in the pomp of war.
    III
    They were of good behaviour,
    No heroes eer were braver,
    But a perjured base deceiver.
    He swore their lives away
    For the sake of golden store
    This villain falsely swore
    And the crime we now deplore
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridie Mc Kenna
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr James Mc Kenna
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Tamlat, Co. Monaghan