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1. Local Poets - The Draining of Loch Nahoo (continued)

   

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   And a threepenny loaf sure that was their pay

   The gangsters to mention, I think its no sin
   Armstrong Robert I'm going to begin.
   He is the hero that does them adore,
   He never goes with them, with less than a score
   And when he goes out to warn his men
   He'll tell them old stories or otherwise sing
   He'll tell them old stories about this and that
   And the best of all stories, about an 'auld' cat.

   From Gort-a-more comes another old gleak
   With a stick in his hand that would make a cow's stake.
   His men in number never beat three
   And he goes by the name of old Paddy Bree.

   Red Ezel Mac Morrow, he comes with such force
   If you heard him speaking you'd think he was hoarse
   Its on all our heroes, he throws a great slur
   But the devil may take him to Ballin-na-gore (near Killargus)

   At Lackey Trowers there is a great rock
   One day to the bishop it gave a great shock
   He stumbled and fell, and he rolled pretty well
   And says he to John Frier "We'll blast it to hell".

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. genre
      1. poetry
         1. folk poetry (~9,504)

   Language

   English

   Informant

   Tommy Siberry

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   84

   Address

   Boihy, Co. Leitrim