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School: Naomh Pádraig, Carrowmena (roll number 16787)

Location:
Carrowmenagh, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Pádraig S. Ó Cathain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1118, Page 375

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  2. The Black and Tans

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    The curse upon the military: in 1921 they formed a noble band,
    They employed three motor lorries and drivers of great skill,
    They took their way by Derry Quay and steered straight through Moville,
    Here goes the cursed military: they're for a raid today,
    I wasn't there, but I heard it at my own abode,
    But they soon got an informer who pointed them out the road.
    II.
    They came down through Carrowmena and stopped at Tess's door,
    They took her husband to the street while standing on the floor,
    With scarcely any clothes on him and no shoes upon his feet,
    And they kept him trembling for a full half hour on Carrowmena street.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. hardship (~1,565)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Mac Feely
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrowmenagh, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    John Doherty
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    26
    Address
    Carrowmenagh, Co. Donegal