School: Kilmactranny (roll number 6385)
- Location:
- Kilmactranny, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Cáit, Bean Uí Chasmháin
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- Drumdoe is a place near Ballinafad on the shores of Lough Arrow in Co. Sligo. It came to be famous in the troubled times because Lord French lived in it. There was a body of soldiers minding Lord French. One night they heard a noise outside which they thought was an invading army. A stray donkey happened to get tangled in the wires, the soldiers thought there were enermies out - side, they were firing shots.
They rang up the soldiers from Boyle by very lights to help them. In the morning they found the donkey, lying dead inside the gate.
Song
On a barrack square, they call
Drumdoe a place well guarded too.
The soldiers spang to arms, for a
hot night's rigadoo
They took up their positions guarding(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mr Tom Martin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Fostragh, Co. Roscommon
