School: Killahan (B.)
- Location:
- Killahan, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Liam Ó Leathlobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0413, Page 219
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A Song (continued)
“While we honour in song and story,”
(continued from previous page)(3)
But England's cruel blood-hounds they tracked him,
Through out the long day in the town,
Big Paddy his prey he was watching,
As the evening's cool shadows went down,(4)
They took our hero in hand cuffs,
No comrades or friends had he there,
To cheer his poor heart the last moment,
Or to say for his soul a small prayer,
(5)
Nothing there but a rifle that moment,
Or no one to stand by his side,
To make the false sascons remember,
The day that poor Sonny had died,
(6)
They murdered our martyer so cruelly,
His blood marks were plain to be seen,
His life blood for Ireland flowed freely,
That evening below the Green,
(7)
We'll follow those tyrants for ever,
For freedom our rifles we'll draw,
And we will fight for the cause of our country,
Three cheers for the boys from Liscnaw.
- Informant
- John Conway
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Killahan, Co. Kerry