School: Mín Charraigeach (roll number 7188)
- Location:
- Meencargagh, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Caitlín Nic Ghiolla Uain
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Old Song - Pat O'Donnell (continued)
“My name is Pat o'Donnell, ¶ I was born in Donegal;”
(continued from previous page)To fight before I’d die,
My pocket-pistol I drew forth,
And at him I let fly;
I fired a great big volley, boys,
That pierced him through the heart,
I let him have another one
Before that he did part. IVCarey’s wife and son came
To the cabin where he lay,
Seeing him lying in his gore
It filled them with dismay;
“O’Donnell, you’ve shot my husband,”
Mrs. Carey she did say;
“I did, indeed, in my own defence
To save my life,” said I. VThe captain had me hand-cuffed
And in strong irons bound,
He handed me over as prisoner
When I landed in Cape Town;
They brought me back to London
Till my trial day came on,
And I am kept in London jail
Awaiting my fearsome doom.- Collector
- Ethna Cassidy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Croaghonagh, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- James Cassidy
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 57
- Address
- Croaghonagh, Co. Donegal