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School: Creach na mBearna

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Tomás Breathnach
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    tyrant.
    T show to them all his oppressors were wrong
    7
    Oh where is the freedom the world has fought for
    When England was fighting with her back to the wall.
    For the rights of small nations we have heard so much talk of.
    Or was it a joke that she played on us all.
    8
    If it wasn't a joke it was something ungracious.
    Or something audacious turns easy to see
    Whenshe sent her bands that she called Black and Tans
    Fot to eat and devour this fair isle of green.
    9
    He had two brave companions Fitzgerald and Murphy
    Old Ireland will ever remember the three
    (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
    Mary Guihen
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derrinisky, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    John Joe Flynn
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    46
    Address
    Rover Upper, Co. Roscommon