School: Gortnaskeagh (roll number 16321)

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   “Once more our sanon rulers,”

   

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   That we will stand or fall with Ireland,
   Where the pretty little shamrock grows.
   IV
   In vain our foes endeavour,
   To foeman sectarian strive,
   No more can Ulster men be fooled,
   As they were all their lives,
   For they know that Parnell is friend,
   And Norfoke is the foe,
   Of the men of dear old Ireland,
   Where the pretty little shamrock grows.
   V
   O why should we forsake her,
   While the fight goes bravely,
   O why should we forsake her,
   When the battle is nearly won,
   No, we will never shun the struggle,
   Till we worst her every foe,
   And contentment reigns,
   In dear old Ireland,
   Where the pretty little shamrock grows.

   

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. genre
      1. poetry
         1. folk poetry (~9,504)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Patrick Kelly

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Gortnaskeagh, Co. Leitrim

   Informant

   J. D. O' Sullivan

   Gender

   Male