School: Gusserane
- Location:
- Gusserane, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Mrs Corish
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- Oh Blame not the Men.i
Oh, blame not the men who for liberty perished
The fearless in heart who devotedly bled;
Long, long shall their memory through Erin be cherished.
Long, long shall mourn o'er the shrines of the dead
They are gone but around them a light is still burning
Like a sentinel star o'er young Liberty's sleep
And when from their tombs the bold peasants returning,
His vows rise for freedom, low, noiseless, but deep.ii
In vain did the cold-hearted Saxon endeavour,
To darken those deeds on our history's pages(continues on next page)