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The Valley of Knockanure Background: On 12 May 1921, a troop of Black and Tans were travelling out from Listowel towards Athea when they arrested four young unarmed men in Gortaglanna. Prior to this the barracks in Listowel had been burnt out and the troops, heavy with drink and bent on revenge decided to execute the young men. The first to be shot was Jerry Lyons. When this happened, Cornelius Dee decided, as he was going to be shot anyway, to make a run for it. He did, and almost immediately took a bullet in the thigh but managed to keep going. He ran for about three miles and survived. He was never recaptured but remained in hiding until the Truce. The other two men were shot on the spot. [Verse 1]
AmYou may sing and Gspeak about FEaster DmWeek and the Gheroes Emof Ninety AmEight. Of AmFenian CMen who roamed the Emglen in Dmvictory or de Esusfeat. Their Amnames on Chistory's pages Emtold, their Dmmemories will enEsusdure, Not a Amsong was Gsung of our Fdarling Dmsons, in the EmValley of DmKnockGanurAme.
[Verse 2]
AmThere was Lyons and GWalsh and the FDalton Dmboy, They were Gyoung and Emin their Amprime. AmThey rambled Cto a lonely sEmpot where the DmBlack and Tans did Esushide. The ReAmpublic boCld they did uphEmold, Tho' Dmoutlawed on the Esusmoor And siAmde by sidGe they Ffought and Dmdied In the EmValley of DmKnockGanurAme.
[Verse 3]
AmIt was on a nGeighbouring Fhillside DmWe listeGned in Emhushed diAmsmay. In Amevery Chouse, in every tEmown, a Dmyoung girl knelt toEsus pray. They're Amclosing Cin around them Emnow, with Dmrifle fire so Esussure, And AmLyons is Gdead and Fyoung Dalton's Dmdown in the EmValley of DmKnockGanurAme.
[Verse 4]
AmBut ere the Gguns could Fseal his Dmfate, young GWalsh had Emspoken tAmhro' With a Amprayer to CGod he spurned the Emsod, As agDmainst the hill he Esusflew The Ambullets Ctore his flesh in Emtwo, Yet he Dmcried with voice soEsus sure, "RevAmenge I'll Gget for my Fcomrade's dDmeath, in the EmValley of DmKnockGanurAme.
[Verse 5]
The Amsummer sGun is Fsinking Dmlow behGind the Emfield and Amlea. The pAmale moonlCight is shining Embright far Dmoff beyond TraEsuslee. The Amdismal Cstars and the clouds afEmar are Dmdarkening o'er theEsus moor, And the Ambanshee cGried when young FDalton Dmdied, In the EmValley of DmKnockGanurAme.