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1. Bright Was the Moon (continued)

   

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   And plumed caps and colours are stewed on the plain
   IV
   Oh! where are the thousands in glittering array
   The swept o'er the field at the dawning of day?
   Their chivalrys faded, their glory is past
   Their triumpets no more shall be heard on the blast
   They came in the pride and the trappings of war
   But their legions were broken and scattered afar
   Not a vestige remains, not a banner is seen
   Save the standard of Erin - the bright, fadless green.
   V
   The fue fled like cowards, ruin marked their flight
   And chapels and cottages blazed through the night
   And the shouts of the spoilers were heard on the gale
   Commingling with woman's deep, heartrending wail
   But vows of wild vengeance rose madly beside
   The deathbed of a maniac bride
   Men swore, as beside their ruined altars they stood
   That they'd wash out the stain of defilement by blood.
   VI
   Let Oulart and Arklow, and Ross truly tell
   How the cohorts of Britain, ingloriously fell
   A voice from the past cries, in warning Beware
   Of what the infuriate peasant will dare
   Oh, never again let wild war's bloody hand
   Be raised 'gainst the freedom and faith our our

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   Language

   English

   Informant

   Mrs L. Power

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Dunmain, Co. Wexford