(The battle of Ross was fought on 5th June 1798)
I
On the Hill of Carrigbyrne the Summer night we lay
Twenty thousand outlawed men all waiting for the day
For Harvey was our General and he had said that we
Should march upon the town of Ross to meet the Soldiery.
II
Oh lovely was the morning's rise upon that 4th of June
When from our grassy beds we sprung unto the skylarks tune
When eager hearts in ordered ranks and pikes in bright array
We waited for the welcome word, to form and march away
III
Then down the Hill of Carrigbyrne in columns we were led