School: St Theresa's, Coachford (roll number 14022)
- Location:
- Clontead More, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Timothy Forde
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- "Down Erin's Lovely Lee"
got from Mr. Danny Leary, Peake, Coachford.At twelve oclock Marck 64
We sailed from Queenstown Quay
With Fenian men from Erin's shore
Bound for America
For the joining of that gallant band
As you may plainly see
We were forced to go from sweet Cloghroe
Down Erin's Lovely Lee.Burke, Donovan and Duggan
Stephen Murphy and Dwyer
On March the 6th 1872
Their sentence did expire
Cornwall and traitors all
As you may plainly see
We were set afloat on a Government boat
Down Erin's Lovely LeeA Yankee he stepped up to me
And asked me did I know
The mountains of Tipperary or the Glens of Aherlow
Or could I tell where Crowley fell(continues on next page)- Informant
- Mr Denny Leary
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 54
- Occupation
- Farm-worker
- Address
- Peake, Co. Cork