School: Caddlebrook (roll number 10642)
- Location:
- Caddellbrook, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Bean Uí Dhocraigh
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- Composed by a local poet.
James Geraghty
Ballindollaghan
Lisalway CastlereaI
We cannot rest contented
Until Partition we undo.
And that vile and hated Border
Forever fades from view;
Old Ireland is an nation,
With a glorious history;
Twas against the laws of nature
That sundered she should be.
II
The way to end Partition;
Let all creeds and clans unite,
And work in peace and concord,
The cause is just and right.
We want the Glens of Antrim
And the green field of Tyrone
Where the great O Neills once flourished
And had a royal home.
III
Our kindred o'er the border
We esteem and venerate(continues on next page)- Collector
- Margaret Dolan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballindollaghan (Crump), Co. Roscommon