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1. A Caoine for Simon O' Keane (continued)

   

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   on the seas,
   Launched to set sail for this " Island of Destiny "
   Till they planted their land marks on Keane's " Old Gneeves ".
   The lustre of gold is not pure as the diamond's,
   And where is the gem that could purchase today,
   A soul so benign as that one that was Simon's
   Until from our midst he was whispered away.
   Gentle and genial, kind and congenial,
   To needy and menial filial to all,
   There was something most grand in his bland mind ethereal,
   That shone like the son of a Vincent de Paul.
   Alas that his loss should embellish my story,
   That wife, mother, child, brother e'er should be seen
   In tears for the fame of such spirit in glory.

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. genre
      1. poetry
         1. folk poetry (~9,504)

   Language

   English

   Informant

   Mrs Collins

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Lackbrooder, Co. Kerry

   Informant

   Patrick Robinson

   Gender

   Male

   Occupations

   Poet

   Teacher

   Address

   Lackbrooder, Co. Kerry