Where are the Contons?
Either Dead or Gone to Liverpool
The house was left empty
It’s the only one they haven’t tumbled
This is Roison
Sorry Love only nettles tonight
I have food
We haven’t had a biscuit in years
Do you remember your uncle Martin?
Who went off with the English
Where did you get them?
You're a puppet of the crown.
What about your army?
He’s like his father alright
I’m going to America
Will ye come with me?
What happened to the potatoes?
The stalks wilted overnight
The land turned black
And the spuds went rotten in the ground
They would just fall apart in your hands
And the stench
Even in the rain
One day everyone was looking forward to the harvest
And the day after that
We had nothing
The only way to eat was To take the soup
And you took it?
Everyone took it
Except your mother
Afraid she’d go to hell
Then they brought in the poor tax
So the landlords started evicting everyone
Why didn’t ye stand your ground?
Bailiffs
Constabulary
Soldiers sometimes
We lived here during the winter
Do you like that hat?
You can look after it for me
And then the fever came
She talked about you a lot
What about my brother?
He couldn’t forgive you
For taking the kings shilling
We’ll see you back at the house
Fitzgibbons with them
We’ll have to go out
He’s after me
I’ll be arrested
Martin can talk to them
Tell them you are going away
Martin is a deserter
They will hang him if they find out
Will they let us go?
Stop
We’re coming out
For God’s sake
Don’t you have a heart?
Michael
That soup might fill you up
But at what cost?
Your souls will be damned for eternity
Many have been taken by the fever and the hunger
Take that soup and you go to hell
And be damned forever.
Tell him Seamus O’Sullivan
We’ve been listening to this shite for hours
Don’t ruin it for the rst of us.
You are interfering with God,s work