School: Coill Sailighe (roll number 4855)

Location:
Kilsallagh, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máiréad, Bean Uí Ghiobáin
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  1. (continued from previous page)
    We regret his start he died of late after being long years in jail
    Far from his friends and country men he was compelled to go
    Patrick Nally from the town of Balla in the County of Mayo.
    II
    At the Cork assizes he was tried in the year of '83
    He was sent ten years for the conspiary
    Away from his parents he was compelled to go in a convict cell there for to dwell from the County of Mayo.
    III
    On the ninth day of November we are sorry for to say
    The soul of Patrick Nally from Mountjoy was called away
    It is true he is lamented throughout old Erins shore
    A good Irish an to be dead and gone at the age of this four
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mr Michael Gannon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilsallagh Lower, Co. Mayo