School: O' Connor Don
- Location:
- Cluain Banbh, Co. Ros Comáin
- Teacher: Mícheál Ó Ceallacháin
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- He's dead to-day in Newgate,
Our hope and Ireland's pride,
The young, the brave, the noble,
Of a cowards's shot he died,
Of a shot from Sirr, the coward,
Who shook with fear to see,
The arm who struck two foemen down,
And would have vanquished three.
(2) Oh, what a loving heart he had,
That loved his land so well,
His noble mother bent with grief,
And weeping wife can tell,
He rambled out unheeding,
Friendly hints, advice and fears
He sported with his children,
And he dried their mother's tears.
(3)But to Murphy's house in Thomas St.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Máire Ní hÁnlaighe
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Droim an Locha, Co. Ros Comáin
- Informant
- Mrs Hanly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Droim an Locha, Co. Ros Comáin
