School: Moynalty (C.)
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- (continued from previous page)The King of Terror then replied
"Man I'll do you no harm
But come with me a little outside
This place is getting too warm.And then he bid me go in peace
And tell the folks of Erin
If from their wrongs their foes won't cease
That I'll give them an airin." - The following verses were penned by the poet on the event of Catholic Emancipation and sung by the people at weddings wakes and other social gatherings
You patriots of this fair isle
That long has borne the penal chain
In spite of tyrants bare and vile
Our long lost rights we will regain
When we'll obtain an equal share
In friendship we will all agree
The claims we ask are just and fair
Happy homes and Altars freeOur noble friends are all combined
To free us from the grinding laws.(continues on next page)