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1. A Rhyme by Poet Higgins (continued)

   

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   The spot on which O'Hara stood,
   Had been surrounded by a wood,
   Into which beneath the boughs
   He got unharmed by his foes,
   And closely as he was pursued
   The godless pack he did alude,
   Their fruitless search they ne'er gave o'er
   Till he was safe at Ballinamore,
   There long he lived, and oft did tell,
   How he escaped, and Isaac fell.

   Note:- The Nicholl's were a Protestant family living in Rossan. They were good Protestants and were always in good friends with their Catholic neighbours.

   

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2. A Rhyme by Poet Higgins

   

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   Dear Sir, I am about to tell, A very candid story now, Too long it did in darkness dwell, Which chroniclers should not allow, Drumcollop, I must let you know, Convenient lies to Mohill town, And for good poteen long ago, It was a place of great renown.

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. poetry
         1. folk poetry (~9,504)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Bríghid Ní Bhuadhacháin

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Drumgownagh, Co. Leitrim

   Informant

   Thomas Bohan

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Drumgownagh, Co. Leitrim