School: Áth Treasna (C.)
- Location:
- Newmarket, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Cheallacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0352, Page 159
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“This song was composed by Mr Brown:- Now Irish men the world sir I hope you will attend”
(continued from previous page)To try to make him change his coat
"But he always answered proudly
"Sure I'd rather cut my throat
With poison they attempted
To take his life away
And then that ruffian Erwin
When addressing him did say
"You poison from woman got
Now swear against her son
I'll see you well rewarded
As soon as that is done"
Defiantly he looked into that Orange
blood hound's face
And answered "Do you think. I am a man to stain my race
Now rather than swear falsely
Before that God on high
I'll suffer crucial torment
I'll fight it out or die
On the 7th day of January
His final trial began
Surrounded by informers(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Hannah Barry
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Meens, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mr Barry
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 65
- Address
- Meens, Co. Cork