School: Naomh Pádraig, Carrowmena (roll number 16787)
- Location:
- Carrowmenagh, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Pádraig S. Ó Cathain
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1118, Page 376
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- (continued from previous page)III.
They went over to Mrs. Mac Laughlin's window: you know her better by "The Head,"
And they cocked a loaded revolver over her sons in bed,
When Mrs. Mac Gonagle saw them she began to moan,
Run up for Mac Fadden and tell him to come home,
But when Mac Fadden heard the news he made no delay,
But when he came, to his surprise Mac Keeve had his safe broken and his gold all away.
IV.
They proceeded their way to Ballymagaraghy like huntsmen after grouse,
And put every individual out of the station house,
And took them down to Micky Billy's gable and placed them in a row,
And poor little John Breslin little thought that he would have to go,
But when the Day of Judgment comes and they stand at God's Left Hand,
There'll be little 'meas' on soldiers and a d-sightless on the Black and Tans.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Patrick Mac Feely
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Carrowmenagh, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- John Doherty
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 26
- Address
- Carrowmenagh, Co. Donegal
