Crime & punishment

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                       Lines composed by

               JOSEPH SADLEIR

On the tradgical occuranee that took place between

         PATRICK KILKENNY.

                  AND HIS SWEETHEART

      HARGRET FARQUAHAR.

You Married men and single of high and low degree,
Come listen now with horror to my sad tragedy,
Concerning Patt Kilkenny the truth I will reveal,
For the murder of Margret Farquahar died at Kilmainham Jail.

It's true he loved her dearly, the same none can deny,
And or this cruel murder he Wa.s willing for to die,
He coarted her for 5 long years I mean to let you know,
But she refused to many him which Caused his overthrow.

To see this young man dying your hart would surely grieve,
His Friends in vain they waited expecting his Repreive,
His manly fine appearauce caused many to deplore,
I hope that such an awful sight may never be seen no more.

He was as fine a young man is the Country could produce,
And in proportion every way he was handsome young & loose,
In height he was full 5 feet 10 the truth I will explain,
But for his life thank Heaven the Jury's not to blame,

On the part of patt Kilkenny the wourld cant perseive,
It Was his constancy leaves him in a dismal grave,
She became the mistress of his Heart the dee 1 already shows,
Her barbarous equivacation caused trouble grief & woe,

He courted her for 5 long years and still he never knew,
That in America She had another in her view,
And swore she'd wed Kilkenny remember well the same,
Mow for this tale of sorrow the maid herself to blame,

If scandle was the object now of this love-sick swain,
Five years would never pass a way 'till he'd try for to obtain,
But nothing mean or shabby was Patt Kilkennys intent,
To join with her in wedlock bands this manly youth was bent,

He was his own prosecutor because he loved her dear,
His information proved it to young and did most clear,
He stopt all night hat by her corpse, her friends they may deplore
The like indeed in all your lives you never heard before;

He gave to her his money she excepted of the same,
For to prepare the marriage most dismal to explain,
And still she varied from her vows as you may all, perceive,
But her equivocation brought this youth to an untimely grave.

Thank Heaven Spiritual comfort he got it highland day;
The Parish Priest and Father Fox, indeed made no delay;
With the Crucifix before him as you may plainly see,
To remind him of our Savour who died on Calvery.

Now to conclude those verses good christains for him pray,
The Lord have mercy on his soul the Judgement day,
Be advised by your clergy and from them never sitay,
But guard against cursed jelousy and every evil way.