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School: Tisaran

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Moystown Demesne, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
M. Ní Éireamhóin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0813, Page 026

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  1. Cagers Fate

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    1. Twas on a sunday morning between nine and ten oclock.
    That those two young men met
    Cager and shot his on the spot.
    Their names will be recorded and respected they will be.
    For they freed the eleven hundred and gave sweet liberty
    Brave Gunnan and brave Duffy they were the only men.
    They were only heroes their country to defend
    chorus. With riffle gun, and blunder buss, they laid him in his gore.
    So here's a health to those two heroes now and for evermore.
    2. So those two young men were arrested
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eilis Ní Uait
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Creggan, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Martin Melaney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Glebe, Co. Offaly