School: Kilcomreagh (roll number 9429)
- Location:
- Kilcumreragh, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: B. Hickey
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- (continued from previous page)Or suck the core of Irish soil
Our men are true and what can you do
With your Saxon crew, except your wile?
Or tempt with gold, we won't be sold
No more we're bold, tried and true
And can afford a bed and board
To Sir and Lord, as well as you
And we are bent, it's our intent
To have Parliament, and I go bail
With Martin brave, and Butt to save
And Smyth to cleave we'll win Repeal
We can't be cut while we have Butt
Our plea to put before the Queen
And show our cause, and have no clause
But real Home Laws in College Green
II
So stand up men, the fight begin
You're sure to win it back once more
As Grattan true the same did do
With a faithful few in days of yore.
He was not slack, he won it back
That grand attack, must we forget(continues on next page)
