1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Carrigans (B.)

School: Carrigans (B.)

Location:
Carrigan, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
P. Ó Dochartaigh
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0991, Page 075

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0991, Page 075

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Carrigans (B.)
  2. XML Page 075
  3. XML “Ballads”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. Ballads (continued)

    Share Share Post
    (continued from previous page)
    XI
    "Alas," he cries,
    "I am shot my boys,
    And at me you may laugh."
    XII
    They brought him to a neighbours house
    Took his coat and waistcoat off
    The neighbours all assisted
    Each one did all they could
    But human aid was useless
    To stop the flowing blood.
    XIII
    The priest and doctor
    Were sent for
    They came just at a call
    But all their skill
    Or genius work
    Could not find out the ball.
    XIV
    For three long days in agony
    He suffered pain and woe
    With his bed surrounded
    Night and day
    By the dominions of the law.
    XV
    To seek for information
    Those boys came with speed
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Owen Lynch
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    13
    Address
    Corduff, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Pat Tierney
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    64
    Address
    Corduff, Co. Cavan