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School: Na Corráin (roll number 9938/9)

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Cormac Ó Muircheartaigh
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  1. A Song

    “my name is Patrick Kenny I'll never deny the same”

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    After the hanging of Poff and Barret, Earl Spencer, the Lord Lieutenant came on a visit to Castleisland and Patrick Kenny of Ballymacadam, who was chairman of the local Land League, went and shook hands with him and the following song was made for Kenny.

    My name is Patrick Kenny I'll never deny the same
    And near Castleisland I reside, that ancient place of fame
    Among my friends and neighbours I lived in high rnown
    Till Earl Spencer came one day scavenging through the town
    I did not go to speak to him twas he that spoke to me
    He passed me many compliments, his talk was frank and free
    But though his speech was quite polite and all his smiles were bland
    Twas wrong I know to meet him so and shake his gory hand.

    (II)
    Tis well I remember the moment that he spoke
    The honest men he doomed to death, the gallant hearts he broke
    The wicked crew he paid and hired to keep our land in thrall
    But yet by some unlucky chance I quite forgot it all.

    (III)
    The members of the Land League they tried me for the crime
    And from the post of Chairman dismissed me for a time
    But soon I hope they'll pardon me for well they ought to know
    I fought and suffered for the cause not very long ago.

    (IV)
    I'll take a trip in Dingle Bay, a Turkish bath in Cork
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Con Connor
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Portduff, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Mr Maurice Connor
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Address
    Portduff, Co. Kerry