Volume: CBÉ 0190

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1. The Murder of James Carey

   

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   I
   My name is Pat O Donnell,
   I came from Donegal.
   It's now you know a deadly foe
   Both traitors one and all.
   For the shooting of James Carey
   I've been tried in London town
   On the field or scaffold high
   My life I must lay down.
   2
   I sailed away in the ship Man Rose
   In August '83
   'Twas on my way to Cape Town
   He was unknown to me,
   When I found 'twas Carey
   We had angry word and blows
   The villian thought to take my life
   On board the ship Man Rose

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   History Edit

   Date

   1 May 1936

   Item type

   Lore

   Writing mode

   Handwritten

   Writing script

   Roman script

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