School: An t-Éadan Mór

Location:
Edenmore, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
S. Mac Philib
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  1. (continued from previous page)
    Which won't detain you long.
    In old I veleary by the hills.
    My youthful days passed by;
    The Famine came and fills the Cills
    I aw my father die.
    II
    The bailiff with the "notice" came.
    The bit of ground was gone
    I saw the roof-tree in a flame
    The crow-bar work was done
    With neither house nor bed nor bread
    The Workhouse was my doom
    And on my jacket soon I read:
    "The Union of Macroom".
    III
    My mother died of broken heart
    My uncle from the town
    Brought for her a horse and cart
    And buried her in Gleown
    I joined the "Red-Coats" then
    Mo leir! what would my father say?
    And I was sent in one short year
    On service to Bombay.
    IV
    I thought to be a pauper
    Was the greatest human curse.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. people
        1. secret societies (~18)
          1. Fenians (~141)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridie Mc Kenna
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr James Mc Kenna
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Tamlat, Co. Monaghan