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School: Corrabha (Curravagh)

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0965, Page 276

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    III
    Now what will ye do in Gleragh when every heart is sore,
    Look up to Heaven and Father Pat smiles down on you once more
    He was a kind and saintly priest, admired and loved by all,
    In the parish lonely College and the lurel(?)-sainted hall.

    IV
    A day we will remember while God leaves us all alive
    On the 24th of October in 1925
    The Rev. Parish priest of the great McGovern clan,
    Brought forth the Rev. Pat De Lacy of Moneensauran Glan.

    V
    We should all remember him in our prayers
    And he will make great intercession for us on the bright Eternal Day.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Brighid Ní Shiordan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrick West, Co. Cavan