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1. Mummers' Rhymes of the Present Day (continued)

   

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   than the lordly race of Neill.
   Benburb he won with Ulsters spears he wore a Spanish mail.
   Brave Sarsfield, too is here to tell of Limericks battered walls.
   Where women fought and caring not for ruin fire or ball.
   The brave Wolfe Tone whose very name, made cowards shake with fear.
   Lord Edward too from Cruckacoo you will proudly meet him here.
   Likewise John Kelly of Killane to tell of ? ? ?.
   And Michael Dwyer whose hike flashed fire at the rising of the moon.
   Bold Robert Emmet young and fair has something got to say, of what he did and how he strove to smash the tyrants away.
   Brave Father John he is the last and the noblest of us here.
   That ? priest who proudly led the dauntless ?

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   Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.

   History Edit

   Date

   26 June 1936

   Item type

   Lore

   Language

   English

   Writing mode

   Handwritten

   Writing script

   Roman script

   Informant

   • Seán Dillon