School: Druim Bréan Lios (roll number 15029)
- Location:
- Drumbreanlis, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Eibhlín Nic Ghuidhir
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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 create2
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)- Informant
- Michael Shanaghy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballyduffy, Co. Longford