School: Ballyfin, Mountrath (roll number 15537)

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1. A Song - The Mountain Hare (continued)

   

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   Concerning a young mountain lad
   That lately has come down
   And strange to say got bad fareplay
   All in his native town
   II
   The whole promotor of this row
   His name was one Ned Bell.
   Where his ancestors do reside
   No irishman (man) can tell.
   He came a drover to Campelone.
   No man can tell from where
   That was the boy thought to destroy
   Our charming Mountain Hare
   III
   The man who you call the Mountain Hare
   Fint Phelan is his name.
   A 3th class man detected him.
   The country knows the same.
   They brought him to Mountmellick.
   Where they right and wrong did swear
   For one long month they did well hunt
   Our charming Mountain Hare
   IV
   The hardest heart would soften
   To see him marched through the street
   Fatigues and tired he wore a smile
   For every one heed meet

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. genre
      1. poetry
         1. folk poetry (~9,504)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   John Fitzpatrick

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Brockra, Co. Laois