School: Kilduff
- Location:
- Kilduff Upper, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: S. Ó Floinn
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“This is a song about Tottenham's Demense which was composed about seventy years ago...”
(continued from previous page)And walk beside a bank of turf you got a summons too.
III
That day the town of Kilty was thronged to an excess.
With soldiers and policemen from many a distant place
But yet there came a notice from each vale and glen.
With bold undaunted Land Leaguers to meet their fellow men.
It was then the court was opened and the first man got his call.
It was bold undaunted Lawrence Flynn from near Glenfarne Hall.
They asked him if he cut the turf and he answered without fail
From which they found him guilty and condemned him to the jail.
The next and the next they met with the same fate.
The prosecutors doing their best with vile and deadly hate,
But then and there to their expense a cheer came forth from all
When a dismiss was granted to those who cut no turf a tall(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Alice Mc Guire
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ardlougher, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Michael Mc Guire
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 54
- Address
- Ardlougher, Co. Cavan