School: Leac Dhearg (Lickerrig)

On this page

1. Murty Hynes

   

   Share Share Post

   

   You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.

   I Out upon the roadside poor Birmingham was sent. Because with all his striving he could not pay the rent To keep up Lord Dunsandle in horses dogs and win[e]. Who comes and takes the holding but foolish Murty Hynes II When the Noble Land League heard of this disgrace They sent a man to Murty to reason out the case I own my crime says Murty but I'll wash out the stain. I'll keep the farm no longer I'll give it up again III Then Murty wrote a letter and he sent it to the League Saying for the cause of Ireland I never will reneige And never more I promise While the heavens above me shines Would I for land go grabbing says honest Murty Hynes. IV And when the people heard of it They gathered in a crowd

   (continues on next page)

   Save Cancel

   Transcription guide »

   By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.

   Topics

   1. genre
      1. poetry
         1. folk poetry (~9,504)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Mary Moloney

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Lecarrow, Co. Galway

   Informant

   Patrick Dempsey

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   83

   Address

   Lissalondoon, Co. Galway