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School: Béal an Dá Chab (C.) (roll number 14226)

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Ballydehob, Co. Cork
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Síle Ní Mhathúna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0290, Page 415

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    "For this" cries the lonely Survivor
    O'er many a horror marked grave.
    "For this" cries the Priest and the Peasant.
    The student the lover the lost
    The stalwart who pride in their vigour
    The frail as the give up the ghost
    For this we curse Saxon dominion
    And join in the world wide cry
    That wails up to heaven for vengeance
    Through every blue gate in the sky.
    Mary M. Bennett, aged 14 and a half years.
    Cooragurteen
    Ballydehob
    I got this song from my father, William Bennett, born in
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary M. Bennett
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Cooragurteen, Co. Cork
    Informant
    William Bennett
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Cooragurteen, Co. Cork