School: Bredagh Glen (roll number 14635)

Location:
Bredagh Glen, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Catháin
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  1. Come all ye true hearted Irish men of high and low degree,
    I would he ye pay attention and listen unto me,
    Carrowmena, the Evictions were in Carrowmena
    When Harvey and his loopmen came to pull the house down.
    On the 28th of December in the year of '81 Harvey and his loopmen,
    Formed a loyal band and straight to Carrowmena as plain as you shall hear,
    Where there they joined their cruel work with neither dread nor fear,
    There was a royal constable and Gaffey was his name
    Was I to sound his praises sure no one could me blame,
    His honesty in bygone days was far exceeding all,
    He must be much regretted in the barracks at grouse Hall
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    2. place-space-environment
      1. land management (~4,110)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Micheál Mac Lochlainn
    Gender
    Male