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School: Cill Críosta

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Kilchreest, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Seán Ó Cléirigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0035, Page 0332

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    (continued from previous page)
    Virgin from the scaffold now I'm free
    All in all the to Galway I was reared most tenderly
    Convenient to Craughwell town
    As you all now plainly see
    I never injured anyone I knew in all my life
    And for the shooting of Peter Doherty
    I never did the crime
    The night that Doherty was shot
    I was lying on my bed
    Although his sister swore i was behind the hedge
    I needn't thank her for my life
    It was the people's prayer
    That saved me from the scaffold high
    And from an early grave
    II
    The day of the trial as I stood from the dock when I saw Muldowney there
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mena Fallon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Raheen Oughter, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Patrick Forde
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Raheen Oughter, Co. Galway