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