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School: St Theresa's, Coachford (roll number 14022)

Location:
Clontead More, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Timothy Forde
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0345, Page 270

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  1. Down Erin's Lovely Lee

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    "Down Erin's Lovely Lee"
    got from Mr. Danny Leary, Peake, Coachford.
    At twelve oclock Marck 64
    We sailed from Queenstown Quay
    With Fenian men from Erin's shore
    Bound for America
    For the joining of that gallant band
    As you may plainly see
    We were forced to go from sweet Cloghroe
    Down Erin's Lovely Lee.
    Burke, Donovan and Duggan
    Stephen Murphy and Dwyer
    On March the 6th 1872
    Their sentence did expire
    Cornwall and traitors all
    As you may plainly see
    We were set afloat on a Government boat
    Down Erin's Lovely Lee
    A Yankee he stepped up to me
    And asked me did I know
    The mountains of Tipperary or the Glens of Aherlow
    Or could I tell where Crowley fell
    (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
    Informant
    Mr Denny Leary
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 54
    Occupation
    Farm-worker
    Address
    Peake, Co. Cork