School: Corderay (roll number 12735)

Location:
Shancurry, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Seán Ó Céilleachair
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  1. (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 Molloy
    The 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)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Seán Ó Céilleachair
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Múinteoir