Volume: CBÉ 0485 (Part 2)
- Date
- 1938
- Collector
- Location
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- (continued from previous page)a threat which caused amusement.
- The 'Last Rose of Summer," was, by the hospital staff, soon recognised as a 'character,' __ a gold coin be smeared with the mud stains of life and the disillusionments of old age. He became a favourite with the specialist and a curiosity to the nursing staff.
Here in a Dublin Hospital, the old fenian, lat last found himself treated, as he desired to be, with awe and respect.
He dreamed dreams of former greatness. "His name and his brave deeds would be known to the generations to come. His memory would still be green in the hearts of the Irish people when the youngsters in Williamstown would lie forgotten in their graves. He was a born hero, he lived the life(continues on next page)