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School: Turraichín, Goold's Cross (roll number 15273)

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Turraheen Upper, Co. Tipperary
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Seán Ó Súilleabháin
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  1. Poems - The Blowing Up of the Siege Train by Sarsfield (continued)

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    4.
    They asked us for the password.
    And Sarsfield is the man
    Here we are our general cried
    And down on them we ran
    For God he cleared the firmament
    The moon & stars shone bright
    'Twas for the battle of they Boyne
    We had revenge that night.
    5.
    And when we had them all killed
    And bleeding in their gore.
    'Twas then we took their arms.
    Their wagons, carts & store.
    We placed them beneath the castle walls
    And set our fires nigh
    'Twas that we did right speedily
    And blew them in the sky.
    6.
    And pleasant spoke our General
    And fast he rode away.
    And many a helllth was drank to him
    In Limerick town next day.
    Another health to Sarsfield
    Who led us one and all.
    And burst that big gun Sheila Dhuidhe
    Against Ballyneety wall
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Timothy Ryan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Turraheen Upper, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Patrick Ryan
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Turraheen Upper, Co. Tipperary