School: Lisvernane, Glen of Aherlow (roll number 15677)
- Location:
- Lisvarrinane, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Patrick Lynch
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0581, Page 045
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- I
Beneath the shadow of the Galtees
Stands an abbey in ruins old
Like many in our island
Sad tales of it are told
How oft beneath its altars rose
The holy word of God
And often on its sacred floor
The holy brothers trod
II
There the day was spent in teaching
Spredding knowledge through the land
There the widow and the orphan
Were fed with generous hand
Its fame was known o'er mead and plain
And by the rippling rills
In cottage and in mansion, too
Along the Galty Hills
III
For centuries the holy monks
In heavenly peace did dwell
At last, there came a day of woe
For them a tale to tell
When Sidney, that man of evil deeds
Whose crimes were nothing less
Than those of his mistress,
Oft called the Good Queen Bess(continues on next page)
- Informant
- John Ivory
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lisvarrinane, Co. Tipperary
