School: Drakestown, Ardee (roll number 1554)
- Location:
- Drakestown, Co. Louth
- Teacher: Michael Ó Flynn
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- (continued from previous page)Whatever difficulty visitors may find in explaining this phenomenon, they will experience none whatever in consulting the facts, as both the wall and its foundation are still perfect, with the obnoxious grave between them. Hence it has been called the "Jumping Church" of Millextown.The Jumping Church.
Ye faithful members and bold defenders
Of the true religion from Christ received
Pay good attention to what I mention
And those few verses in your heart engrave
An allusidation through an explanation
Without hesitation I shall pen down
The perfect cause of the sacred wall
To move its station of the solid ground
To reconnoiter, not to loiter
I boldly entered the old churchyard
There I espied the effect of pride.
Understand me as a simple bard
'Twas there I saw on that spot so green
The cruel spleen of our hellish foes
On the old wall so blessed
All in ivory dressed
By apostate Harry you all well know
Cursed Martin Lutor Harry's tutor
There joined companions in that vile deed
By supposition and adulteration(continues on next page)