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School: Glenahulla, Mitchelstown (roll number 12446)

Location:
Glennahulla, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Máiréad Bean Uí Réagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0376, Page 061

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  1. Folklore - A Ballad of Another Local Patriot John Mandeville a Native of Clonakilla (continued)

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    (continued from previous page)
    Rolling down the tide of year's
    Shall ring in notes of triumph
    Though t'were rich in bitter tears
    The stranger by Kilbehenny's gates
    Shall pause to hear the tale
    How in the Square of Mitchelstown
    You struggled for the Gael.
    VI
    Whilst sires and matrons grey with years.
    Point out with native pride
    The haunts that knew you as a child
    The hearths you rested beside
    As in the Gaelic tongue they pray
    May Angels make your bed
    You died to make our roofs our own
    And gave us daily bread
    John Mandeville last Xmas eve
    We pulled the holly down
    Around your honoured name to-day
    We weave a deathless crown
    Like Emerald gems, the tributes
    Paid by Ireland's bravest best
    Blends with the martyr's glory
    To Crown thy honoured rest
    There is mourning in Clonakilla house
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máiréad Bean Uí Réagáin
    Gender
    Female
    Occupation
    Múinteoir