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