School: Ballyharry (roll number 11235)
- Location:
- Ballycharry, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Seosamh Mac Giolla Bríde
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- (continued from previous page)how nobly they did stand.
They're the terrors of the landlords and the friends of Paddy land.
- A is the army that covers the ground
B is the buckshot they're getting all around
C is the crowbar of cruelest fame
D is our Davitt a right glorious name
E is the English who robbed us of bread
F is the famine they left us instead
G is for Gladstone whose life is a lie
H is the harvest we'll hold or we'll die
I is the Inspector who when drunk his bold
J is the harvey we'll not drive him for gold
K is Kilmainham where our true men abide
L is the Land League our hope and our pride
M is the magistrate who makes the black of white
N is no rent that will make our wrongs right
O is Old Ireland that yet shall be freed
P is the Peelers who sold her for greed
Q is the Queen whose use is not known
R is the riffles that keep up her throne
S is the sheriff with woe in his train
T is the toil that others may gain(continues on next page) - Collector
- Nuala Kelly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Drumaville, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Mrs Mary Kelly
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 84
- Occupation
- Farmer's wife
- Address
- Drumaville, Co. Donegal
