School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)
- Location:
- Newtown (Shea), Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: (name not given)
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- (continued from previous page)made the following poem early in the year 1922Verse I
From ninteen sixteen to the year twenty two our brave Irish heroes they fought Loyal and true.
They were hanged, imprisoned and shot by the wall. Till a republic is granted no surrender atallVerse II
Now our brave Irish heroes, left nothing undone, they shot peelers and tans with revolver and gun. Broke bridges dug trenches, and made trees to fall. Till(continues on next page)- Collector
- Kitty Lahert
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Goodwinsgarden, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Denis Lahert
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 43
- Address
- Goodwinsgarden, Co. Kilkenny