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Tomás Breathnach
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    Seventy four days was the length that he lasted
    What nation on earth had a hero more true
    His foes were amazed at the length that it lasted
    But they can't measure yet what the Irish can do
    5
    O, Land of McSweeny O'Neill and McDonald O'Rourke and O'Reilly and the great Brian Boru.
    Wolfe Tone, Robert Emmet and Daniel O'Connel.
    For you surely, that were loyal and true.
    6
    Oh where is the freedom the world has fought for,
    The world around just simply looked on
    He refused to take food from the hand of
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Guihen
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derrinisky, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    John Joe Flynn
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    46
    Address
    Rover Upper, Co. Roscommon