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School: Cluain Tuirc (C.)

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Máire Ní Gharaidh
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  1. A Poem Giving a True Light into the Life of Lord Leitrim

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    Lord Leitrim
    You men of Tipperary have you heard from Donegal?
    How "Rory" and his gallant men proved Lord Leitrim's sad downfall.
    It being on the second of April in the year of seventy eight.
    I hope the youths of Ireland will keep memory of the date.
    II
    Lord Leitrim said that morning "come put the horses to."
    Not fearing the untimely death for him so long was due.
    That men would lie in ambush on him for to await.
    By which his clerk and driver met an untimely fate.
    III
    My lord I feel terrified Macken he did say.
    My heart it has foretold me we will meet Rory on the way.
    And if by chance we meet him no longer we'll survive.
    Bad landlords in particular he will
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nancy Murphy
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Lily Murphy
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    17
    Address
    Drumbeighra, Co. Leitrim