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Two French soldiers going into the house of an old woman , called Mave
Dempsey , one of them took her silk handkerchief , and was putting it into his
pocket ; when Mave , who was a pious Roman Catholic , presented her beads at
him ...
Two French soldiers going into the house of an old woman , called Mave
Dempsey , one of them took her silk handkerchief , and was putting it into his
pocket ; when Mave , who was a pious Roman Catholic , presented her beads at
him ...
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88 ) , having stated that , “ Immediately after [ the capture of the town by the
French ] , a ballad was written and published here , by a William Magennis ,
called The Siege of Carrickfergus ; " * the Editor , in 1836 , requested him to
procure a copy ...
88 ) , having stated that , “ Immediately after [ the capture of the town by the
French ] , a ballad was written and published here , by a William Magennis ,
called The Siege of Carrickfergus ; " * the Editor , in 1836 , requested him to
procure a copy ...
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Mr . Mac Skimin's version of the third verse runs thus :“ As Thurot lay in his
hammock , one night he did dream , That a spirit came unto him , and called him
by his name : Saying , Thurot , you're to blame for lying so long here , For the
English ...
Mr . Mac Skimin's version of the third verse runs thus :“ As Thurot lay in his
hammock , one night he did dream , That a spirit came unto him , and called him
by his name : Saying , Thurot , you're to blame for lying so long here , For the
English ...
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Contents
Advertisement | 44 |
The Shan Van Vocht 43 | 43 |
The Triumphs of Erin | 66 |
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| Title | Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Edited from Original Manuscripts and Scarce Publications, Volume 21 Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Edited from Original Manuscripts and Scarce Publications, Percy Society |
| Author | Percy Society |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1965 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 15 May 2018 |
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