School: Tullogher, Ros Mhic Treoin (roll number 14648)
- Location:
- Tullagher, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Mrs Winnie Murphy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0846, Page 407
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- (continued from previous page)And we were all found guilty
By a jury of the land,
Judge Bush he passed our sentence
And those very words did say,
"Cheer up my Wexford "hayroes",
To morrow you'll march away. 'Twas early next morning
At the hour of six oclock,
In comes Thomas FitzGerald
Ourselves for to unlock,
Ourselves for to unlock "me" boys
And those very words did say
Cheer up "me" Wexford hayroes,
Get ready to march away. The first days march we had "me" boys
Was from Wexford to Clonmel,
'Twas there we did conduct ourselves,
The truth to you I'll tell;
'Twas there we did conduct ourselves
Our liberty for to gain,
But to our sad misfortune,
We were held fast by chains.The second days march we had "me" boys
Was from Clonmel to Fermoy,(continues on next page)
