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APPENDIX. 249
Within four yards of our fore-front, before a shot was fired,
A sudden snuff they got that day, which little they desired;
For horse and man fell to the ground, and some hung in their saddles,
Others tum'd up their forked ends, which we call coup de ladle.
Prince Eugene's regiment was the next, on our right hand advanced,
Into a field of standing wheat, where Iiish horses pranced —
But the brandy ran so in their heads, their senses all did scatter-,
They little thought to leave their bones that day at the Boyne Water.
Both men and horse lay on the ground and many there lay bleeding,
I saw no sickles there that day — but sure, there was shai-p shearing.
Now, praise God, all true Protestants, and heaven's and earth's Creator,
For the deliverance that he sent our enemies to scatter.
The church's foes will pine away, like churlish-hearted Nabal,
For our deliverer came this day Uke the great Zorobabel.
So praise God, all true Protestants, and I will say no further,
But had the Papists gain'd the day, there would have been open
murder.
Although King James and many more was ne'er that way inclined,
It was not in their power to stop what the rabble they designed.
Note B, p. 198.
THE BRIDAL OF MALAHIDE.
The story of this ballad is historically true, and receives additional
interest from the fact, that the armour in which the hero of the ballad
was slain, is still shown in Malahide Castle, and the monument of the
heroine in the neighbouiing chapel. Speaking of the latter, Mr.
D'Alton, says: — "Of the monuments the most worthy of notice is an
altar tomb surmounted with the eflflgy, in bold relief, of a female ha-
bited in the costume of the 14th centuiy, and representing the Honour-
able Maud Plunket, wife of Sir Richard Talbot. She had been pre-
viously married to Mr. Hussey, son to the Baron of Galtrim, who was
slain on the day of her nuptials, leaving her the singular celebrity
of having been 'A maid, wife and widow on the same day.'" In
a description of the castle, Mr. Petrie refers to the adventure
•♦Among the most memorable circumstances of general interest