Across this moor in fear they fled
\nAs marched their comrades were in the roads below
\nThe lucky were their comrades dead
\nThose still free sought refuge in the bogs they know<\/p>\n
Redcoats pursue, to the last man
\nGiven away by the whispered word
\nUnknown, unseen and half forgotten
\nTheir lament is sung by the warbling bird…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Across this moor in fear they fled As marched their comrades were in the roads below The lucky were their comrades dead Those still free sought refuge in the bogs they know Redcoats pursue, to the last man Given away by the whispered word Unknown, unseen and half forgotten Their …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[412],"tags":[561,413,2173,2174],"class_list":["post-1988","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-1798-rebellion","tag-561","tag-battle-of-ballinamuck","tag-longford-militia","tag-yeomanry","column","twocol"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7EI4f-w4","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4458,"url":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/rebel-asleep\/","url_meta":{"origin":1988,"position":0},"title":"Rebel Asleep","author":"Tom\u00e1s \u00d3 C\u00e1rthaigh","date":"23rd February 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Pondering the sleeping rebels who fled after defeat at Ballinamuck in 1798 who sought refuge in Edenmore Bog","rel":"","context":"In "1798 Rebellion"","block_context":{"text":"1798 Rebellion","link":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/category\/irelands-wars\/1798-rebellion\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Edenmore Hill and the Edenmore Bog Walk","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Edenmore-Hill-and-the-Edenmore-Bog-Walk.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Edenmore-Hill-and-the-Edenmore-Bog-Walk.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Edenmore-Hill-and-the-Edenmore-Bog-Walk.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Edenmore-Hill-and-the-Edenmore-Bog-Walk.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1676,"url":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/comrades-stood-as-comrades-should\/","url_meta":{"origin":1988,"position":1},"title":"Comrades Stood as Comrades Should","author":"Tom\u00e1s \u00d3 C\u00e1rthaigh","date":"1st May 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Comrades stood as comrades should For each other, for cause to fight Man to man, as heros can To fall is noble when what you fall for is right. 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