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School: Blackrock (B.) (roll number 15285)

Location:
Blackrock, Co. Louth
Teacher:
M. Ó Spealáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0663, Page 109

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    I
    On Ballybarrack hillside
    There stands a little shrine,*
    Where blessed Oliver Plunkett lived
    In far off Pagan time
    The Shepherd of the Irish flock
    Who many trials did bear
    To save the souls of Irish men
    Entrusted to his care.
    II
    At Tyburn one morning
    on the 11th of July,
    They placed a halter round his neck,
    And led him forth to die.
    They tortured his poor body
    But their tortures could not kill
    The good & loyal spirit
    That ever dwelt within.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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