School: Árd na Giuíse (Firmount), Donaghmore (roll number 1692)
- Location:
- Ard na Giúise, Co. Chorcaí
- Teacher: Seán Ó Heádhra
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0389, Page 316
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- (continued from previous page)No coward thoughts ere entered
Into that noble mind;
No cringing servile sentiment,
A harbour there could find
Ah no! his noble soul was filled
With thoughts his land to serve
To raise the green above the red
Or fill a patriots grave
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The dungeon cell no terrors had
Nor yet the cruel sneer
Of iron-hearted warders
Who loved to laugh and jeer
At him when in the prison cell
Though bound, hand and foot was he
He thought of nought save how he could
His native land to free.
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His friends in poor old Ireland
The friends he loved so well
And everyone who ever knew
His startling worth can tell
For the poor he always did his best
A friend in need was he
Ah! would we had some thousand more
Like poor Dan Herlhy.(continues on next page)
