School: Kilnagross (roll number 12317)
- Location:
- Kilnagross, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: John Hunt
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0208, Page 444
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- (continued from previous page)We danced, we sang, the taverns rang
Despising Eire's foes or any man that hates the land where St Patricks shamrock grows.
III
Twa's early the next morning
A hundred strong we walked along
Without either dread or fear
For each man had a silelia
And hook that shone like polished steel or silver in his hand
For three long days we tramped along
High wages for to find
Till on the following evening we came on a railway line
Those navvies they stepped up to us
And loudly they did rail
They cursed and damned the Paddys or a son from Granuale.
And Fr McGuire just and true
They cursed his blessed remains
Which made those Co Leitrim boys to burn for revenge
IV
Then up steps Barney Reilly and says what do you mean
Why are'nt we men as well as you,
That hate's a coward's name.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen Casey
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Corderry (Peyton), Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- Mr Patrick Mc Nabola
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 76
- Address
- Corderry (Peyton), Co. Leitrim
