School: An Drom Clochach (B.)

Location:
Dromclogh, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Pártholán Ó Ruadhacháin
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  1. Shaun Foran was a farmer who lived in Shrownoun. He was boycotted because he grabbed his neighbour's farm of land. The neighbour was evicted for some silly cause. Foran was threatened several times by the moonlighters to give up the land. He was shot because he refused.
    This is a song that was composed at the time:
    Ye all know Shaun Foran
    who lived in Shrownoun.
    He got a sad death coming from Tralee town.
    When down from Castleisland
    two Moonlighter strolled.
    And laid him in a corps in the groves of Mountcoal.
    He fell from the car and his
    head met the road.
    An Micheal the Perjurer
    began to roar
    Oh Father, Oh Father for
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    2. agents (~1)
      1. people
        1. secret societies (~18)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs Foley
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    74
    Address
    Mountcoal, Co. Kerry