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School: Corderay (roll number 12735)

Location:
Shancurry, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Seán Ó Céilleachair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0208, Page 172

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  1. Song - The Ballinamuck Boys

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    [The following paragraph crossed out:]
    Come all ye Roman Catholics that stand on firm ground
    Where no Luther's bread or Calvin's seed could ever put them down
    It was in the year of our Lord 1834, the tyrants they came down
    And trampled on us sore
    'Clear off , Clear off it was their cry
    No papist there dare dwell
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Seán Ó Céilleachair
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Múinteoir