School: Fearglass (roll number 15616)
- Location:
- Fearglass South, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Proinnsias Ó Floinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0222, Page 467
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- (continued from previous page)heard him shout & bowl.
It's for thrash him those imps they did begin and it's then you'd hear him roaring. "Won't you let me back to Ryan"
IX
Success attend you Rory you were worthy of applause,
You always fought most manfully and in the poor man's cause.
This tyrant roasted Farnaught, for a full long mile
Where Catholics were born it's Protestants that's there
X
He thought to dig our graveyard too, of it there is no mistake
Likewise this tyrant cripple, our chapel he did take
He thought to throw our Chapel and the statue of St Paul
But Rory he gave him his rights below in Donegal
XI
He noticed down the Boeys too and into them did say
And ordered them for to be out again the first of May
That is to his bog tenants those men they would not sign
But no more this tyrant Orange dog, no more he'll tyranise
XII
It's for his bums & bailiffs now they may sit down & cry(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mrs Kelleher
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Tooman, Co. Leitrim
