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School: Lorg an Iarla (roll number 13590)

Location:
Lurganearly, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
E. Ní Choilldubh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0942, Page 008

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    VI
    I am no informer" said I,
    Nor I don't regard the gun,
    For they never would have been caught me
    Had I been coward enough to run.
    VII
    They took me then from Newtown,
    Down to good old Newry town,
    Where they said I was a Traitor
    And an enemy of the Crown.
    VIII
    They sentenced me for six long months
    And this gave me no bail,
    And the next place I found myself
    was down in Crumlin jail.
    IX
    This place was very lonesome,
    But the Lord He was my friend,
    As of old He was to Daniel,
    Down in the lions' Den.
    X
    But when U returned to this Free State
    Sure trouble was ahead
    For the boys around the Border
    (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
    Winnie Powell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumacrib, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    Mr Stuart Douglas
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Drumacrib, Co. Monaghan