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1. Lines Written on a Cattle Drive in the Days of the Land Agitation (continued)

   

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   And one hundred men that night stepped in,
   To Cargins wide domain,
   To see them on the moonlight night,
   And they lined up within,
   You would think they were the Fenian Boys,
   That were landed back again,
   The lands of Lord Westmeath we cleared,
   And thought that same no sin,
   That on those rich and fertile plains,
   We would plant our sons again
   Sure it was time to clear out Ryam
   And the Landlord too must flee
   Since we took our stand upon the land
   That night near Carn Free,
   And Carrowgorrow next we cleared
   Our men they stood the test
   You'd think they were the cowboys
   That are out in the Wild West
   The gates were locked and bound with wire,
   To burst them all we tried
   You would think it was Sobastipool
   With how twas fortified,
   But their locks and chains proved all in vain
   For the graziers we'll subdue
   We had the spirit of ould Boney's men
   That fought at Waterloo,

   

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
      2. poetry
         1. folk poetry (~9,504)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   May Beirne

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Rathmore, Co. Roscommon

   Informant

   Patrick Henigan

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Carns, Co. Roscommon