School: Coill Sailighe (roll number 4855)
- Location:
- Kilsallagh, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Máiréad, Bean Uí Ghiobáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0138, Page 255
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- (continued from previous page)God help his friends and parents he left behind to mourn.
Just on the point of coming home by death was called away.
And for the soul of our patriot we are requested for to pray.
On the day of his sad funeral it was a sad sight to see the Clergy out before the hearse and they all dressed out in white.
And several bands the dead march played as the procession is moved on.
And the mourners there could shed a tear for our patriot who is gone.
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From every part of Ireland they came there by the trains
To show respect to Patrick and to his last remains,
And twenty thousand people as the news-papers did show
Till they layed him in Glassnevin our hero from Mayo
But now alas he is dead and gone for him we will always pray(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mr Michael Gannon
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kilsallagh Lower, Co. Mayo
