School: An t-Éadan Mór
- Location:
- Edenmore, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: S. Mac Philib
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Had battled bravely but in vain
The Saxon won the fight:
The Irish corpses strewed the plain
Where Valour slept with Right
And now that man of demon guilt
To fated Wexford flew -
The red blood reeking on his hilt
Of hearts of Erin true.
III
He found them there - the young, and old
The maiden and the wife:
Their guardians brave in death were cold
Who dared for them the strife.
They prayed for mercy God on high;
Before Thy cross they prayed
And ruthless Cromell bad them die
To glut the Saxon blade!
IV
Three hundred fell the stifled prayer
Was quenched in woman's blood;
Nor youth nor age could move to spare
From slaughter's crimson flood
But nations keep a stern account
Of deeds that tyrants do;
And guiltless blood to Heaven will mount
And heaven avenge it too late.- Collector
- Bridie Mc Kenna
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mr James Mc Kenna
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Tamlat, Co. Monaghan