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School: Ladhar (C.), Bán-Tír (roll number 8665)

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Lyre, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Síle, Bean Uí Chéilleachair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0360, Page 087

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  1. Local Song - England's Tyranny to Ireland (continued)

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    "A" is the army that covers the ground
    "B" was the buckshot we are getting around
    "C" is the crow-bar of cruels' fame
    "D" was for Davitt write that glorious name
    "E" is English that robbed us of bread
    "F" was the famine they left us instead
    "G" was for Gladstone whose life was a lie,
    "I" is the inspector when drunk he is bold
    "J" is the jarvey who wouldn't drive him for gold
    "K" is Kilmainham where our
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máire Ní Shúilleabháin
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    James Murphy
    Gender
    Male