School: Bellurgan, Baile Sheinicín (roll number 16249)
- Location:
- Bellurgan, Co. Louth
- Teacher: S. Mac Duinnshléibhe
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- (continued from previous page)to advice him. James Devlin then made this poem :-
"Go you rake says Peggy",
Build it deep and wide
For if you don't you're sure to rue
And your hay will fall into the tide.
4.On the eleventh of September,
In eighteen eighty two,
Their was heroes came undaunted,
Paddies harvest to go through.
There was Charlie Moore yo may be sure.
Beside some thirty more.
To have some fun when they begun,
To Hagan they sailed o'er.
The drink came in and the fun begin
Till ten o'clock or more.
When Peter he appeared saying the Sergent's up the road and its time to close the door.
The police took the most of them
And locked them up secured.
In order next morning to make an example of them along with(continues on next page)
