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Ar an leathanach seo

1. The Bold Deserter (ar lean)

   

   Roinn Roinn Postáil

   (ar lean ón leathanach roimhe)

   No, no, the sergeant says, he is but listed fairly,
   Tomorrow morn, he will march with me
   Ad that will be right early.
   To Newry, I was marched to pass the head inspector
   I passed their doctors, every one they could find
   The height that I listed for, five feet seven inches,
   i was there, inches every one, i was full five feet eleven
   In the learning of my exercise the weather it was warm
   I thought my very heart would break
   When I thought of sweet Lough Erne
   They placed a stock upon my neck
   On my body a steel jacket
   And every time I would turn around
   The red blood would from me flow
   At 3 O'clock in the sentry box
   When the guardroom it was silent
   I left my gun and bayonet down
   I scaled the wall and made my way
   i was bound for sweet Lough Erne.
   I had scarce been one mile out of town
   When i heard the drums a beating,
   To my surprise I looked around
   And saw five hundred men appearing,
   I threw myself in ramper deep
   Where the green grass it spread around me
   They all drew nigh and then passed on
   But they never spied poor Kelly
   At 12 o'clock upon that night
   I reached my father's dwelling
   I gave a knock to their surprise
   oh who is that my aged mother cried,
   Tis your only son come home
   a bold deserter boy.
   For six long weeks and six long days
   I lay there under cover
   The seventh week in sickness lay
   and in the 17th was buried my poor father
   saw the last of his child
   and likewise did my mother
   So now I bid the world adieu
   And wish I never took the shilling
   Sarah Treanor,
   Mullan

   

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   Bailitheoir

   Sarah Treanor

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   Seoladh

   Mullan, Co. Monaghan