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DONNCHADH BAN,0, is ar na mbaile seo sea chonaic me an t-ionadhAr Dhonnchadh Ban bocht is e dha dhaoradhBhi caipin ban air in rut a hat a .Agus roipin cnrube in rut a charabhata.Agus ta me 'tiocht ar feadh na hoicheMar 'bheadh uainin imeasc seilbh mhor caorachMo bhrollach oscailte's mo cheann Horn scaoilteIs ca bhfaighinn mo dhriothairin 'rornham ach sinteb chaoin me an chead dreas ag gob an lochaAn dara dreas ag bun na croicheAn triu dreas os cionn do choirp-seI measc na nGall is mo cheann dha scoilteadhDa mbeithfea agam san rut ar chOir dhuit,Thios i Sligeach no i mBaile an Roba,Bhrisfi an chroch agus ghearrfai'n ropaIs Hgfi Donnchadh Ban abhaile ar an eolas6, is a Dhonnchad.· Bhain Bhocht, a dhroithairin dilisI maith ata fhios a'm-sa ceard a bhain diom thUAg 01 an chupciin is a' deargadh an phiopaIs ag siul na druchta le ciuine na hoiche.A Mhic Ui Mhulthrun! na raibh do chlann mhac le cheileN~ do ,chlann inion ag iarraidh spre ort!Ta dha cheann an bhoird folamh, is an t-udar liontaIs Donnchadh Ban, mo dhroithairin, sinte.Is ta spre Dhonnchadh Bhain ag tiocht abhaileIs ni ba, caoirigh, e na capaillAch tobac is piopai 'gus coinnle gealaIs ni dha rnhaiochtail 6 ag Iucht an chaithimh.BILLY HYRNE OF BALLYMANUSCome all you brave United Men, I pray you lend an earAnd listen to these verses few I now willlel you hearConcerning noble Billy Byrne, a man of high renownWho was tried and hanged al Wicklow town, a traitor to the Crown.It was in the year of ninety-eight, we got reason 10 complainWe lost our brave commander, Billy Byrne was his nameHe was taken to Dublin city and brought to Wicklow JailAnd though we wished to free him, for him they'd take no bail.When he was taken prisoner the 101 against him sworeThat he a Captain's title upon Mount Pleasant bore,Before the King's grand army his men he did reviewAnd with a piece of cannon marched 011 for Carrigue.And when the trial was started the· infomH' rs they came inThere was Down, Doyle and Davis and likewise Bid DoolinThey thought it little scrup1e his precious blood to spoilWho never robbed nor murdered nor to any man did ill .It would melt your heart with pity how these traitors did explainThat Byrne worked the cannon on Arklow's bloody plain,They swore he worked the cannon and headed the pikemen,And near the town of Gorey killed three loyal Orangeman.They swore he had ten thousand men all ready at his command,All ready for to back the French as soon as they would land,They swore he was committed to support the United ·cause,The Judge he cried out: "Guilty", to be hanged by coercion laws.One of those prosecutors, I often heard him tell,It was at his father's table he was often treated well,And in his brother's kitchen where many did he see,The Byrnes were well rewarded for their civility.Success to Billy Byrne! may his name forever shine,Through Wicklow, Wexford and Kildare and all along the line,May the Lord have mercy on his soul and all such souls as he,Who stood upright for Ireland's cause and died for liberty.St. Patrick's Night: a popular tune overthe last couple of years.When (you're) sick, is it tea you want?an old but still popular Jig.John Whelan's Reel: Seamus got thisone from Karen Tweed.Phi! Cunningham's Reel: also fromKaren Tweed. Phi! Cunningham is anaccordeon player from Edinburgh.Donnchadh Ban: Be Darach 6 Cathliina chuala muid ag casadh an Ieagain seo . Isbrea an t-arnhran e, agus ta an-rnhothu sacheoI agus sa bhfLiiocht.Billy Byrne of Ballyri13nus, near Rathdrumin Co. Wicklow was a well-lovedand respected figure in his native county.A member of the United Irishmen, he wasbetrayed after the '98 Rising and executedby the Crown in Wicklow town.)~d.