1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Gort an tSiúrdáin

School: Gort an tSiúrdáin (roll number 14534)

Location:
Gortjordan, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Seán Ó Módhráin
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0106, Page 636

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0106, Page 636

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Gort an tSiúrdáin
  2. XML Page 636
  3. XML “A Recitation”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. A Recitation (continued)

    Share Share Post
    (continued from previous page)
    III
    God rest the men of Easter week,
    Mac. Dermot and Mac Bride,
    Mac. Donagh and O Rahilly who bravely
    fought and died.
    There lives they gave our land to
    save,
    They feared no saxonway, or British
    Huns with long ranged guns at
    the dawning of the day.
    III
    God rest John Mac Guire and the
    boys of Headford too Mac Sweeney
    and brave Dick Kay and fearless
    Cathal Brugha.
    Mongst Martyrs bold those names
    we hold.
    With their blood they paved the way,
    Which Irish men should tread
    along to the dawning of the day.
    We'll keep the memory fresh and
    green.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Sweeney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Illanmore, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Sweeney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Illanmore, Co. Mayo