School: Granard (B.) (Muire Gan Smál) (roll number 13963)
- Location:
- Granard, Co. Longford
- Teacher: León Mac Craith
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Ballinamuck 4 September 1798 VI
To Ballinamuck they marched that night,
The pride of all the land,
And nobly fought there next morn,
With Humbert in command.
Out from the graves of that martyred sod
Their spirits ever look
For liberty and freedom's sun,
To shine around Ballinamuck.Composed by Patrick Flood, Cloncoose, Ballinamuck, Co. Longford
Written by Michael Finnegan. Std VI - Local PoetsComposed by Patrick Higgins, Ballinamuck, Co. LongfordYou sturdy tillers of the soil
That fertilized the barren sod
And made it yield by sweat and toil
Good fruits which were the gifts of godBut these good fruits were not their own
For the improvements that you made
But tested muscle blood and bone
And caused the bloom of life to fade(continues on next page)