School: Kilcomreagh (roll number 9429)
- Location:
- Kilcumreragh, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: B. Hickey
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0733, Page 208
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- (continued from previous page)Oh, no, we'll fight, or have our right
We'll show our might to England yet
'Twill ne'er be said that we're afraid
A green Cockade to wear it's true
Our men's as brave their land to save
With pike or glace as in '82.
So let us start Gladstone we'll thwart
And then in short, we'll make them quail
And John Bull boo, and Disraeli too
We'll make them rue, or have Repeal
Let Gladstone quest about his jest
And do his best in Aberdeen
No English tool can Isaac fool
He'll have Home Rule in College Green
III
No English pay or Castlereagh
Shall buy to-day our Union back
We've brave Butt now, he won't allow
Our men to cow or e'er be slack:
And he's our man, he laid the plan
He'll drive it on to Stephen's walls
And plead our right with genius bright(continues on next page)
