School: Camross, Mountrath
- Location:
- Camross, Co. Laois
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Heifernáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0826, Page 172
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- (continued from previous page)Three Kings came from afar
Conducted by a star
Their request is was to find out the Boy
But the hour it was not decreed
That our Saviour's wound should bleed
(Or the)
Or the rudiments of death would plainly show.
The traitor to rebel
And his Lord Master sell
It was Pilate that should strike the heavy blow
But should Pilate rise again to emulate his trail
And the fruits of our industry to squeeze
For to decompose the earth
And obstruct our joy and mirth
And lacerate our young man by degrees
But our Saviour was denied
And for us Crucified
And on Calvary with soldiers was arrayed
Then why should I regret
The fatal blow of death
When the Saviour of the world was betrayed(continues on next page)
- Collector
- John Breen
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 67
- Address
- Aghduff, Co. Laois
- Informant
- Michael Ryan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 80
- Address
- Carrowreagh, Co. Laois
