School: Shelbaggan Convent

Location:
Shelbaggan, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
An tSr M. Breandán
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    information from them, concerning the movements of their friends
    Lowcay was lampooned by some un-binown rustic bard who sang at some of his atrocious acts in '98.
    Only one of the stanzas has come down but it gives testimony of how this tyrant was hated by the peasant population of the district ---
    Hell's so full of Orangemen, the
    croppies cant get in
    And we'll make the Devil a begging
    bag of Lowcay's yellow skin"
    The Lowcay residence at Rosetown is now levelled to the ground.
    "
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Patrick Cowman
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyhack, Co. Wexford