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1. Brenan the Outlaw (continued)

   

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   But what he took from off the rich,
   Like Turpin and Black Bess,
   He gave it all for to assist
   Poor widows in distress.
   Brenan on the moor, etc.

   As Brenan from the mountain side
   One day was coming down,
   He met the Mayor of Cashel
   One mile outside the town;
   The mayor he knew his features -
   'I think, young man' says he
   Your name is Willie Brenan
   You must come along with me'
   Brenan on the moor, etc.

   Now Brenan's wife had gone to town
   Provisions for to buy,
   And when she saw her Willie
   She began to wail and cry;
   'Give me'. said he, 'that tenpenny
   And as soon as Willie spoke
   She handed him a blunderbuss,
   From underneath her cloak'
   Brenan on the moor, etc.

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   History Edit

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Willie Mc Carthy

   Gender

   Male

   Informant

   Patrick O Connor

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Condonstown South, Co. Cork