School: Tombrack (roll number 15940)
- Location:
- Tombrack, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Máighréad, Bean Uí Dhubhghaill
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- 366Billy Byrne of Ballymanus1
Come all you loyal heroes pay attention to my song
Its of a mournful circumstance, it will not keep you long,
Concerning Billy Byrne, of fame and high renoun
Who was tried and hanged in Wicklow Jail, a traitor to the crown.11
In the year of '98 my boys we had reason to complain
We lost our chief commander, Billy Byrne was his name
He was taken in Dublin City and brought to Wicklow Jail
And to our great misfortune for him they'd take no bail111
When he was taken prisoner the lot against him swore
That he a captain's title upon Mountpleasant bore
Before the king's grand army his men he did review
And with a train of cannon he marched to Carrig-Rua.1v
The day his trial it came on the perjurers came in,
There were Dixon, Matthew Davis, likewise Biddy Doolin
And they did not scruple his hearts blood to spill
Who never injured anyone nor any man did kill(continues on next page)
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- M. Uí Dh.
