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School: Naomh Pádraig, Carn Domhnaigh (roll number 14359)

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Carndonagh, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Eoghan Ó Gallchobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1115, Page 74

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  1. Shaun Crossa at Dugiven (continued)

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    (8)
    And o'er he bound him he did divest him
    Of coat, cocked hat, and sabre keen,
    And to Climax all he quickly laced him,
    Within the arms of a beggar Queen.
    (9)
    Now, Shaun dressed in Cocked hat in feather,
    A scarlet coat and a slashing sword,
    Left the General bound by a stout tether
    To an old Gipsy upon the road.
    (10)
    For this act so daring he obtained a pardon,
    No cuter exploit is on record:
    So the General for aye fainthearted,
    Unto his death wore a wooden sword.
    Francis Toland. This was taken from the finest (century old) collection of Ballads and Folk Poems. A very clear and vivid story can be recalled.
    O'Donnells farewell to the Rosses
    22-12-1938
    Farewell to my aged parents, to my friends and comrades all,
    I'm bidding you a long adieu, I'm leaving Donegal,
    Its hills and rugged valleys, its lakes and streams so rare,
    It's plains and yelping rivers and its buachails all so fair.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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