School: Crubany
- Location:
- Crubany, Co. Cavan
- Teachers: P. Cahill A. Ó Briain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0976, Page 244
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“This song was composed by Peter Fitzpatrick who resided in Glancurran.”
1
You Bards of this nation of high and low station.
Assist my weak genius with talent sublime
To endite a small sonnet so nutive and stancive.
On a hero of honour who lives at the Blacklion
2. He is noble and kind had a generous mind.
He is highly esteemed both in country and town.
To the poor he is a banner a word from his honour
In case of character a life he would spare
Though victims were often preparing their coffins.
He would free from the Gallows when he'd interfere
3 His denomation is Master John Nixon.(continues on next page)