School: Corra Cluana (roll number 14054)
- Location:
- Corracloona, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Caomháin
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- (continued from previous page)went home to her mother in this condition.
- You Irish patriots throughout the nation
The bells are ringing from shore to shore
The linnet sings in deep lamentation
For our Irish statesman that is now no more
II
With his name and pedigree you are well acquainted
In the County Leitrim, his first breath he drew
He was a credit to the Irish Nation
This great Sligo leader P.A. McHugh
III
He was a noble man by birth and breeding
His noble intellect will signify
He was a genius and a man of eloquence
His countless enemies will not deny
IV
He was a Finian of high distinction
With a reputation obtained by few
It is indisputable beyond contradiction
This great Sligo leader P.A. McHugh
V
In Ballymote stands an English Courthouse
Which once refused to allow him in(continues on next page)