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School: Clongorey, An Droichead Nua (roll number 8361)

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Clongorey, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
S. Mac Phaitrisc
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  1. A Song of the Plan of Campaign

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    1.
    Brightly the strings of the old harp is trembling
    Lightly I touch it as ever I can
    And to sing of the neighbours
    That I saw assembling
    To work for campaigners bold under the Plan
    First in there again
    Down came the Allen men
    The leaders supporting their flags flowing free
    Proudly I have heard him say
    God save the plough to-day
    Over the fair fields of Cualenagree
    II
    Men came with open carts, horses and harrow
    More came with plenty of ploughs to and then
    More came with steel forks and others with barrows
    To saw every spit of soil in the glen
    And then the very earth throbbed neath
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mr Thomas Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    74
    Address
    Thomastown, Co. Kildare