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1. Ballinamuck

   

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   The following was written, I believe in 1898. It was published in some paper and I got the cutting from that paper from my mother
   The cutting bore no date.

   When Humbert sailed into Killala, our county lay bleeding and torn, Her bravest all dead, or in prison, or fugitives banished forlorn:
   But in spite of defeat or disaster, of ruin, of death and despair,
   At Wexford, and Tara, and Antrim still Connaught is ready to dare.

   Forgotten the black months of horror undaunted by gibbet and yoes,
   Like heroes that scorn all danger, our forefathers gallantly ''rose''
   With musket, with pike, or with hay-fork, from their homes over mountain and glen
   Exulting they mustered for freedom to fight the old fight again

   How bravely they battled and conquered, the Frenchmen and ''Freeze coats'' as
   How the foemen at Castlebar, routed, went flying, let history tell-
   But might over right often triumphs, and numbers will valour subdue,
   On all sides the war-dogs are closing, the champions of Erin are few.

   The stout friends of France scarce 800, the rebels not 2000 more.
   A small band, but better or braver never forded the Shannon before.
   At Cloone in fair Leitrim, they rested two days and towards Granard they struck
   And reached on the 8th. of September, the hillside above Ballinamuck

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   Topics

   1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
         1. 1798 (~642)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Seán Ó hEslin

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   51

   Informant

   Mr Antony Curran

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Cloone, Co. Leitrim