School: Tomena
- Location:
- Gortullaghan, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: T. Mac Uidhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0963, Page 513
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A Local Song (continued)
“It was the first day of November in the year of '69”
(continued from previous page)him to great fame.
And Peter's church he sanctified by clergy of his name
If Irish men were all like him its plainly to be seen
We would shortly have our parliament back once more in College Green
Just as the sun was setting in the west the truth for to declare
These nobles all resigned their seats for home they did repair
The plot was made by orangemen and leader to take down
And murder all the clergymen that came from 'Turbet town
The plot was made by orangemen throughout the north at large
And Drumaloore was pitched upon from the powder to discharge.
But like Peters' Flocks in days of yore with joy we all may say
The lord preserve their precious lives until some other day
They might have let poor Morter live let all his lordly been
Nor take away his precious life for the carrying of the green.
- Collector
- John J. Cassidy
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Mrs Mc Guire
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 80
- Address
- Gubrawully, Co. Cavan