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School: Corcaghan (roll number 16129)

Location:
Corr Cheachan, Co. Mhuineacháin
Teacher:
F. Murray
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0953, Page 243

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  1. The Hills of Magheracloone (continued)

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    Celtic minstrels praised Here flowed the blood of warriers brave; who deemed it life's best boom To die for fatherland and faith on the Hills of Magheracloone
    The same brave fight goes on today; the stake our Nation's life And never shall we waver from; or weary in the strife A Nation strong in native strength; drawn from the storied past For this with God's and Patrick's help; we'll battle to the last Holding the fort well captained; by our loved Sagart aroon A stronghold of the Gael; amid the Hills of Magheracloone
    Gaels of historic Brefney; where once O'Reilly ruled
    Gaels of Cuchullin’s country; where the Red Branch Knights were schooled
    Gaels from the pleasant valleys; where Lough Sillan's waters toss
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