School: Kilmactranny (roll number 6385)
- Location:
- Kilmactranny, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Cáit, Bean Uí Chasmháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0182, Page 086
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- (continued from previous page)every lane and pass
Guns pointed on each object and especially an ass
Now in every hut and barrack square, they've electric wires laid
To warm up the Black and Tans in case or time of raid
But this donkey being harmless meant no one to offend
Got entangled in the wires and called up all the men
Then the "tommies" almost wild with fright and of raiders had their doubt
Thought it better to call assistance before theye'd turn out
Rang out the Boyle's veery lights who came three hundred strong
And with high explosives round Drumdoe
played a terrible ding dong
This donkey got no caution no courtmartial could be held
Because he came from Ireland immediately he fell
But had he come from London like the blood hounds or the tans
They would wait for information
of hour the raid was planned(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mr Tom Martin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Fostragh, Co. Roscommon
