School: An Cúil (Coole)
- Location:
- Cool Upper, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Proinnsias Ó Gallchobhair
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- The Murder of Lord Leitrim.
I
Rejoice ye men of Leitrim, no longer mourn the fate
That held you in serfdom on a villian's broad estate
The iron hand that bound you in slavery's hated chain
Shall never seize your earnings nor menace you again.
II
No more that tyrant Landlord shall rackrent and oppress
No more increase your misery or add to your distress
For the curses of his victims have fallen on his head
And the avenger's hand has sent him to number with the dead.
III
Lord Leitrim was a nobleman who owned a vast estate.
He ruled it like a despot, he earned the people's hate(continues on next page)- Informant
- James A. Diamond
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Millford, Co. Donegal