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Show TTTTT tTTTffTTfT 4- --f-f-f--fi 4-f 4 : THE BATTLE Of DUNDEE : Or How the English Fought the Dutch. . (John T. Murphy, in St. Loui Star.) On the mountain's side th battle raged, there was no stop nor stay; -f f Mackin captured Private Burke and Ensign Michael Shea. -f 4- Fitzgerald got Fitzpa trick, Brannigan found O'Rourke; - -f Finnigan took a man named Fay and a couple of lands from Cork. 4- Sudden they heard McManus shout "Hands up or I'll run you through." He though he had a Yorkshire "Tyke" 'twas Corporal Donoghue! McGarry took O'Leary, O'Brien gat McNamee. . That's how the English fought 'the'Dutch" at the Battle of Dundee. . . f Then someone brought in Casey, O'Connor took O'Neill; -f Reiley captured Kavanaugh, while trying to make a steal. Hogan caught McFadden, Corrigan found McBride, f And Brennan made a handsome touch when Kelly tried to slide. 4- Dacey took a lad, named Walsh; Dooley got McGuirk; 4- Gilligan turned in Fahey's boy for his father he used to work. 4 4- They had marched to fight the English but Irish were all they could 4- see 4- 4- That's how the "English fought the Dutch" at the Battle of Dundee. 4-4- Spillane then took O'Madigan; Shannahan took Magee; 4- ; 4- While chasing Jerry Donovan Clancy got shot in the knee. 4- j , 4- He cursed the queen's whole army; he cursed the English race. 4- 4- Then found the man who fired the shot, 'twas a cousin Martin Grace. j 4- Then McGinnis caught an A. O. H. who came from Limerick town, 1 ; But Sullivan got an Orangeman from somewhere in County Down. 1 - 4 Hennessey took O'Hara Hennigan took McFee. ' . 1 4- That's how the "English fought the Dutch" at the Battle of Dundee. . I 4- T 4- The sun was sinking slowly, the battle rolled along; , ! j 4- The man that Murphy "handed in" was a cousin of Maud Gonne. j 4- Then Flannfgan dropped his rifle, shook hands with Bill McGuire, j ! 4- For both had carried a piec of turf to light the school roorm fire. ; I 4- Then Rafferty took in Flaherty; O'Connell got Major McGue; I 4- O'Keefe got hold of Sargeant Joyce and a Belfast lad or two. I 4- Some swore that "Old Man Kruger" had come down to see the fun; 4- j 4- But the man they thought was "Uncle Paul" was a Galway man name 4- Dunn. '''" ' j 4- Though war may have worse horrors 'twas an awful sight to see i 4- The way the "English fought the Dutch" at the Battle of Dundee. ! I 'I i j 4- Just when the sound of firing in the distance fainter grew, 1 4- Ryan caught McCloskey, and Orderly Donegan, too. . ' i 4- O'Toole he found McCarthy, O'Mahony got Malone; j 4-. Duffy got a pair of lads from Connaught, near Athlone. , . j j 4- Then Dineen took O'Hagan; Phelan got Kehoe, j j 4- Dempsey captured Callahan, but Gallagher let him go. 1 4- You'd have thought the "Belfast Chicken" had tackled the "Dublin ! 1 4- Flea." . 4- j , 4-" The way the "English fought the Dutch" at the Battle of Dundee. 4- i I 4- ; ; 4- Then Powers began to intervene, the Waterford Powers. I mean, . ' j 4- And took a lad named Keenan and a captain named Malqueen; , 4- Then Brady captured Noonan; Maher got Mcldoo: 4- ' 4- McGovern got O'Hanlon and Colonel McLougnlin. too. I 4- 'Twas now the hour of sunset, the . battle was nearly o'er, -- 4-" When McCormick came in with Hoolan and Lieutenant Roger Moore. 4- j 4- But 'twas a great day for Ireland, as you can easily see; 4- j 4- That's how the "English .fought the Dutch" at the Battle of Dundee. j 4- 4- 4- They marched them all tOiKruger's town for supper and a bed. 4- ! 4- O'Halloran was the rear guard; the way McNulty led; 4- ; 4- When they got them, to the race course the Boer9 were full of glee, 4- j 4- While Kruger never expected "so many English to see." ! j 4- They told him they were Irish; it puzled the old man's head, ' j 4- For the Irish he'd seen were dressed in green, while these were togged ' I 4- in red. 4- But 'tis a passing story; on history's page you'll see, 4- ' 4- That " 'Twas the English fought the Dutch" at the Battle of Dundee. j 4T'44t44fttt4f44t4 44444444t4444ff44t 1 1 ' 1 |