1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Ceathrú Clochar

School: Ceathrú Clochar

Location:
Rocksborough South, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Pádraig Pléimeann
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0101, Page 519

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0101, Page 519

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: Ceathrú Clochar
  2. XML Page 519
  3. XML “Pat O'Donnell”

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. Pat O'Donnell (continued)

    Share Share Post
    (continued from previous page)
    cold ground, it filled her with dismay.
    "ODonell you shot my husband."
    Mrs. Karey loud did cry.
    I did indeed in self-defense cried madam then said I.
    The captain had me hancuffed and strong in iron bound.
    They kept me a prisoner, till we landed in Cape- town.
    They brought me back to London my trail to go on.
    The proceutor for the crown was Kareys wife and son.
    The jury found me guilty and the judge made this reply.
    "You will never more see Eirns shore, ODonell you must die," on the 23rd of November next you will hang on gallows high
    If I were a free man to live another year all traitors and enformers, I'll make them shake with fear.
    I wouldn't deny I'll make them fly like the have before the hound.
    Oh the Blessed Virgin Mary on my bended knees I'll fall, and pray for the soul of ODonell from the town of Donegal.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Patrick Mc Hugh
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Liskilleen, Co. Mayo