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School: Druim Bréan Lios (roll number 15029)

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Drumbreanlis, Co. Leitrim
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Eibhlín Nic Ghuidhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0228, Page 141

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  1. The Grabber O'Neill

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    The Grabber O'Neill
    Some poor people (Catholics) were about to be evicted in the townland of Aughavas Carrigallen for non-payment of rent about 20 years ago. Rory O'Neill a Protestant paid the rent and so "grabbed" the land for which he was 'boycotted"
    Michael Shanaghy also made the rhyme about it which is as follows -
    1
    Come all you true bread irishmen
    Wherever you may be
    I hope you'll pay attention
    And listen unto me
    Its of an orange grabber I'm going to relate
    That in this peaceful Country
    Disturbance did create
    2
    It was in the town of Arva
    That village of renown
    Where landgrabbers and boycotts and tyrants are kept down
    One evening in last January
    The planter landed there
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Michael Shanaghy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyduffy, Co. Longford