School: Convent of Mercy, An Pasáiste, Corcaigh
- Location:
- Passage West, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Na Siúracha
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0390, Page 179
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- (continued from previous page)He was lamented, slowly at my feet
The dewdrops from the sculptured cornice fell
Brilliant as gems ; it was an offering meet
And seemed as if the senseless marble wept
For him who far beneath the blue waves slept.A sunbeam fell upon it and the dew
Inhaled by that bright ray, no more was seen ;
While the pure messenger around me threw
A glorious mantle of heaven's dazzling sheen,
Thus shall bright hope inhale the sorrowing tear,
With heavenly rays ; and those who loved him here
Will share with him the everlasting rest
Where sorrow cometh not - upon that shore(continues on next page)
- Collector
- W.J. Kearney
