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FAQ
The Eviction
Celtic Connection
Do Mim
My name it is Sweeney father of two sons I am
Sol Fa Do
a courier tenant like many a true mountain man
Do Mim
my wife fell to famine my heart will never repair
Sol Fa Do
but worse was to come in the form of John George Adair
Do Mim
the news in the valley a stranger had bought up the land
Sol Fa Do
soon twenty eight thousand acres he would command
Do Mim
but we were to learn that the blood in his body ran cold
Sol Fa Do
for the suffering of the poor was John Adairs goal
(chorus)
Lam Fa Do
the hills and the mountains know your name
Lam Fa Do
the deer even hang their heads in shame
Lam Fa Do
and even the longest winters rain
Lam Fa Do
can't wash away all the suffering and pain
Fa Sol Do
of the evictions at Derryveagh
Do Mim
he sworn us lies had us arrested and jailed
Sol Fa Do
for the murder of Murrog his agent but justice prevailed
Do Mim
but vengeance was feasting inside of his cold Scottish heart
Sol Fa Do
so the notice was given the people and land they must part
Do Mim
one cold april morning eighteen sixty one
Sol Fa Do
two hundred soldiers the bayonets John and his son
Do Mim
led by the sheriff they marched to the grove by the bay
Sol Fa Do
a widow six daughters a son first homeless Lough Barra
(chorus)
Lam Fa Do
the hills and the mountains know your name
Lam Fa Do
the deer even hang their heads in shame
Lam Fa Do
and even the longest winters rain
Lam Fa Do
can't wash away all the suffering and pain
Fa Sol Do
of the evictions at Derryveagh
Do Mim
two hundred forty four people left homeless that day
Sol Fa Do
while John Adairs castle was planned for the shores of Lough Veagh
Do Mim
some to the poorhouse some to Australia's shores
Sol Fa Do
but all said goodbye to our homeland they'd see nevermore
(chorus)
Lam Fa Do
the hills and the mountains know your name
Lam Fa Do
the deer even hang their heads in shame
Lam Fa Do
and even the longest winters rain
Lam Fa Do
can't wash away all the suffering and pain
Fa Sol Do
of the evictions at Derryveagh
Worked the words out for this listening to it over and over not being Irish
I wasn't sure of some of the terms so I researched what I could but the term courier
tenant as it sounded to me I was unable to nail down. any corrections would be welcomed
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