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School: Cill Ábhaill

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Killavil, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Seán Ó Conláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0185, Page 0480

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  1. A Song of the Volunteers of 1782 (continued)

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    V
    And bless the men of patriot pen,
    Swift Molyneux and Lucas.
    Bless sword and gun which Free Trade won,
    Bless God who ne'er forsook us.
    And long may last the friendship fast
    Which binds us altogether,
    While we agree our foes shall flee like
    Clouds in stormy weather,
    VI
    Remember still, through good and ill.
    How vain were prayers and tears.
    How vain were words till flashed the
    Swords of the Irish volunteers.
    By arms we have got the rights we
    Sought through long and wretched years.
    Hurragh tis done our freedoms won.
    Hurragh for the volunteers.
    Collected by: Bea Finn
    Heard from her father
    Michael Finn
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bea Finn
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Michael Finn
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male