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School: Dunamaggin, Thomastown (roll number 6890)

Location:
Dunnamaggan, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Pól Mac Lochlainn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0853, Page 032

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  1. A Local Hero (continued)

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    Chorus
    God rest that gallant hero,
    No boasting coward was he.
    He bravely fell in an Irish dell
    For Erin's Isle to free
    Beside his comrade brave and true.
    Amid the Black and Tans' [?]
    Fell that bold Kilkenny rebel Dunamaggan Pat
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    With the foemen's guns around him
    Sorely wounded, there he lays
    And they took
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Brennan
    Gender
    Female