School: Dungimmon
- Location:
- Dún gCoimín Íochtarach, Co. an Chabháin
- Teacher: Mrs Flynn
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Tho cruel death he gave to him is horrible to explain,
The pickaxe he held in his hand he plunged it through his brain,
And when he did this terrible deed the coward he ran away,
And one undaunted hero pursued him the whole way.
V
The police alarmed and they did him surround,
And marched him back a prisoner to Oldcastle Town,
They brought him to the place where Farrelly he did lie,
This is the man who took my life the invalid did cry.VI
The vengeance of the Lord he said you need not try to shun,
You knew you are the murderer of the poor widow’s son,
Good people all both great and small for my son do pray,
May Russell live to meet his doom upon his trial day.END(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Meg Reilly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Dún gCoimín Íochtarach, Co. an Chabháin
- Informant
- Pat Lynch
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 40
- Address
- Clontyduffy (Hart), Co. an Chabháin
