School: Corcaghan (roll number 16129)
- Location:
- Corcaghan, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: F. Murray
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- (continued from previous page)Celtic minstrels praised Here flowed the blood of warriers brave; who deemed it life's best boom To die for fatherland and faith on the Hills of MagheraclooneThe same brave fight goes on today; the stake our Nation's life And never shall we waver from; or weary in the strife A Nation strong in native strength; drawn from the storied past For this with God's and Patrick's help; we'll battle to the last Holding the fort well captained; by our loved Sagart aroon A stronghold of the Gael; amid the Hills of MagheraclooneGaels of historic Brefney; where once O'Reilly ruled
Gaels of Cuchullin’s country; where the Red Branch Knights were schooled
Gaels from the pleasant valleys; where Lough Sillan's waters toss(continues on next page)