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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0718, Page 074

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    (continued from previous page)
    The Slasher is fighting on foot
    Still 'gainst Scotsman and Saxon and bayonet
    Every inch of the bridge they dispute
    'Tis blocked with the dead and the dying
    And clansman and foeman lie low
    Till scarce half a score of the troopers
    Are left by the swords of Munroe
    7
    Leaps a shout from the throats of Clan London
    And again to the bridge they have flown
    But forward one space stepped the Slasher
    And stood in the centre alone
    Come on ye fierce hell-hounds of Cromwell
    We'll meet your false swords undismayed
    (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
    Collector
    Mrs Joseph Mullen
    Gender
    Female
    Occupation
    Teacher
    Informant
    Joseph Lynch
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Farren Connell, Co. Cavan