School: St Mary's, Buncrana
- Location:
- Buncrana, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Bhraonáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1111, Page 506
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- The Landlord Days In Ireland
Eviction of a Donegal Priest
You tender hearted (Irished) Irishmen, at home and over the sea.
Listen to a tale of tyranny, and sympathise with me
The Reverend Father McGroarty most dearly loved by all
Has lately been evicted in the country Donegal.What was the crime, the cr world may ask that the case should be?
He was the champion of the poor, and fain would have them free.
He was the people's advocate, the landlord;s dreaded foe;
Nor feared their might, while he had right upon his side to show.The noble priest of widespread fame, the annointed of the Lord
His gallant deeds for Church and Home we cannot all record.
He fought the battle of the poor, from Carrick to Glenveigh,(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Doherty
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Buncrana, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Miss Cassie Doherty
- Relation
- Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballymagan Upper and Lower and Clonblosk, Co. Donegal
