School: Paulstown (B.) (roll number 8244)
- Location:
- Paulstown, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Máirtín Ó Conaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0862, Page 134
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A maiden fair ran from the house
Her hair was raven black
She snatched a trooper's pistol
She leaped a horse's back
As fast as any racehorse
By jockey ever rode;
She spurred the noble charge;
Down the Ballyellen road,
And, as she sped close by the stream
That ripples by the mill
Turning around, she saw quite near
Behind her on the hill
One of the mounted troopers
He called on her to stand
But she gave him ready answer
From the pistol in her handVII
Dashed she then o'er ditch and dyke
Until she gained the height
Where the rebels' silent watch-fire
Had burned thro' the night
From yon green trees and ivied towers
In fright the birds had flown(continues on next page)
