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1. A Song - Ardrum Hill

   

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   1, Attend you gallant Irishmen and listen for a while,
   I'll sing to you the praises of the Sons of Erin's Isle,
   Concerning bloody orangemen how they called out their cores
   For to murder Roman Catholics one side of Ballinamore.

   2, It been on the 12th day of July in 1846
   They swore they'd murder Romans and break the crucifix.
   Coming down the town croppy lie down
   Was the first tune they played.
   And all the cry as they past by
   Where is the ribbon-blade?

   3, Our Irish blood glowed in our veins
   Like any purling - rill
   When a few of us did them pursue
   And met on Ardrum Hill.
   The very first engagement we made a grand attack.
   We broke their guns and bayonets and tore down their Orange flags

   4, There were a few ne'r wore a shoe who did the whole expel
   If they had no place to hide their face they'd surely run to hell
   We marched in grand procession as they played their fifes and drums
   But little was their notion that we'd take their sword's and guns

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. genre
      1. poetry
         1. folk poetry (~9,504)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Bridie Prior

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Camagh, Co. Leitrim