School: Corderay (roll number 12735)
- Location:
- Shancurry, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Seán Ó Céilleachair
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- (continued from previous page)Bad [?] to you Mc Tiernan you made a horrible slaughter
We never will be able to pump out all that of water
Come on boys says Andy and we'll do all we can
We'll work all night till broad daylight it is our only plan.Andy then put on his coat and said he would go home
He bid farewell to the watchman and to Forrelln McKeon[?]
Pat Doherty said he'd do no more, he bid farewell
The truth to tell to sweet Drumsherriff shore.We had another ganger here he was always in a hurry
His name I will explain they called him Buggin Curry
To see him the other evening, how he did dance with joy
Because he had an assistant, they call him Tom MolloyThe view along the Shannon boys it was an awful sight
They were blowing the rock to pieces with powder and dynamite
But our gangers were all Irish men, but Simpson he was Scotch
He came to make a rise on the Connaught boys, with a raffle[?] on his watch(continues on next page)- Collector
- Seán Ó Céilleachair
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Múinteoir