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School: Béal Átha Uisce (roll number 4836)

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Ballard, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Séaghdha
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    Were the men of Rossmacowen.
    (Chorus)
    So rally round from every side.
    Your cause is good and grand.
    We'll keep each tenant farmer.
    In his little spot of land.
    II
    It being on the sixth of September .
    Saunders and his baliffs sent.
    To ceese upon their cattle.
    For expences, and back rent.
    Soon the people now had gathered.
    From the mountains and the glens.
    And chased his courley baliffs.
    With black thorns needels now and pins
    This was their coat of arm.
    And very well its known
    That the women fought beside the men.
    (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
    Informant
    Diarmuid Ó Néill
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    56
    Address
    Shanacoumha, Co. Cork