School: Clochar na Trócaire, Drangan (roll number 7232)
- Location:
- Drangan, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: An tSr. M. Gráinne
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- (continued from previous page)He hates the slavish toad ;
The blaze is shining o'er the hill
Our courage to renew ;
To-morrow Forth and Shelmalier
Shall gather at Carnew.
III
The hill is reached! Oh, God above!
The star that lit our way
To the humble church where oft we
knelt,
When Sunday came, to pray ;
And Father Murphy's shieling is
A heap of burned duet,
Come on, come on who lags behind
Now let him be accurst !
IV
Behold that path of fire and flame!
The bloody yoes are out.
Shall they come back? By Heavens, no!
Nor tell what they're about,
Hell gapes to-night to claim its own(continues on next page)- Collector
- Teresa Walshe
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Magowry, Co. Tipperary