Volume: CBÉ 0485 (Part 2)

Date
1938
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The Main Manuscript Collection, Volume 0485, Page 0277

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The Main Manuscript Collection, Volume 0485, Page 0277

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  1. The 'Last Rose of Summer," was, by the hospital staff, soon recognised as a 'character,' __ a gold coin be smeared with the mud stains of life and the disillusionments of old age. He became a favourite with the specialist and a curiosity to the nursing staff.
    Here in a Dublin Hospital, the old fenian, lat last found himself treated, as he desired to be, with awe and respect.
    He dreamed dreams of former greatness. "His name and his brave deeds would be known to the generations to come. His memory would still be green in the hearts of the Irish people when the youngsters in Williamstown would lie forgotten in their graves. He was a born hero, he lived the life
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Item type
    Lore
    Language
    English
    Writing mode
    Handwritten
    Writing script
    Roman script