School: Ceathrú Clochar
- Location:
- Rocksborough South, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Pádraig Pléimeann
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“All that love the shamrock was drawn or near, this gallant ship that lately sailed away...”
(continued from previous page)came to America but to knock a living out as our forefathers did. Although we've not but one life to loose, we are not afraid, eventhough we are from Ireland this day we will let you see,
We will die like simple Gránna Ale and keep our liberty.
Twelve Yankee soldiers came without the least delay saying "get ready boys and let ye come away, get ready boys and let ye come away.
One of our officers have ye listed of late.
Get ready boys for no longer we can stay.
It made the Yankee frown for as quick, as they could knock the soldier down.
The officer and all his men they left them on the road.
There was a gentle man standing by and he saw how well they behaved.
He said he'd bring them to Ohio and where they'd have a Fear a Tige.
He'd keep them in his service while they'ed be in this country.
He said it was a slaughter house where the Yankee soldiers lay.
With broken heads and broken bones they mounded ever more
This sprigged shéiligh it came from Ireland's lovely shore.
- Informant
- Mrs Mary Sherdan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 71
- Address
- Knockglass, Co. Mayo