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