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1. Ballads - Emigration (continued)

   

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   We will let them know before we go we'd rather fight than fly
   For when at the worst of times you know, we'd rather die
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   We turned back with Rielly and encompassed them around
   Like Samson with the Philestines we laid them on the ground
   Those cowardly clan away they ran with their heads and arms sore
   And long they'll remember Rielly and the boys of the Shamrock shore.
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2. Ballads - The Pride of Erin's Isle

   

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   {A Popular Ballad 50 years ago got from John Phillips of Calva, Carracastle) __________________- Come all true-hearted patriots who Ireland's wrongs deplore I'll tell you of the cruelest wrong that ever was done before Before this wrong all other wrongs of Ireland do grow pale For they've locked the pride of Erin's Isle in dark Kilmainham Jail II It was the tyrant Gladstone and he said unto himself, — I never will be aisy till Parnell is on the shelf: Make haste and get the warrant out and send it by the mail For we'll lock the pride of Erin's Isle in dark Kilmainham Jail III So buckshot made the warrant out and buttoned up his coat He took the train at London town to catch the Kingstown boat

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. poetry
         1. folk poetry (~9,504)

   Language

   English

   Informant

   John Phillips

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Calveagh Upper, Co. Roscommon