School: Cnoc Bríde (1)
- Location:
- Knockbride, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: (name not given)
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- (continued from previous page)To join Ireland's demand from the plains of Gouce hall.
The men of Virginia our Ulster Killarney
Marched unto the fray without shudder or shock
United determined for honour and glory
Sinn Fein to go first in the gap of the North.In the midst of our battle a dark cloud came on us
The hand of the tyrant so falsely came down
The brave men of Breffney who dearly loved Erin
To bid her adieu ere the battle was won
The note of the triumph next sounded in Mullagh
When invaders advancement was bound to fall short
No emblem but one on its hilltop dare flutter
The Green, White and Gold in the Gap of the North. - The Droka fever was in 1911. The Droka fever was nearly 30 years ago. It came in this way to the country A man named Frank Lynch of Droka kept a pawn shop. He used to sell second hand clothes. He got(continues on next page)