School: Cloonmorris (roll number 12496)
- Location:
- Cloonmorris, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Michael J. Conboy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0219, Page 116
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- (continued from previous page)was smashed in,
"Then take him off + drown him", said Rory to his men,
Into a pool of water his lifeless body threw,
He had to man + to this earth at last to bid adiew,
The wills that he had written, some of them were not signed,
He was fickle as the weather-cock that turns with the wind,
O man of Vaughan's mansion in the county Donegal can not compare in beauty rare, with lough Rynn lovely strand,
In Killadun Celbridge in the county of Kildare, he owned another mansion more beautiful + fair,
Now all the woods+plantions, they all be in dispute + he that claimeth them, he cannot them dispute,
O then many the fine, fine family he caused to emigrate,
While as many in poverty at home they have to wait,
While some destitute + naked went into their cold graves,(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Bridie Beirne
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Cloonmorris, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- Peter Mc Donald
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 35
- Address
- Tomisky, Co. Longford
