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