School: Gusserane
- Location:
- Gusserane, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Peadar Mac Fheorais
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- We will long remember that wet September
On wednesday 15th near ten at night
When mid sobs and sighing our Pastor dying
To God's holy kingdom his soul took flight
There is no to Morrow that will quench the sorrow
That hangs round Tintern and Coolroe
For each heart is breaking since God has taking
Our friend and Pastor Blessed Father Joe2.
Oh cruel death oh rentless dgger.
Did the country stagger from end to end
You have left the orphans without a father
And the evicted tenants without a friend
When the land agitation confused the nations
He took us his station in freedoms train
He denounced these grabbling leeches in all his speeches
Did Fr Murphy from Coolamaine3.
Drs Cardiff, Walsh and Bagans for four
months struggled his life to save(continues on next page)- Collector
- Patrick Doyle
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Boley, Co. Wexford
- Informant
- Mrs Doyle
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Boley, Co. Wexford