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   “There's a holy prelate done from us/Through Ireland well known/One of the grandest bishops/that ever graced the church of Rome.”

   

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   The shops were closed,
   And business stopped
   In honour of the dead,
   Because he was amiable
   So generous an kind
   A true friend of orphan
   The cripple and the blind.
   VII
   For to attend his funeral
   The country flocked around
   From Easkey and Dromore West
   From Screen and Sligo town
   Ballycastle and Kilalla,
   Crossmolina near and far,
   Belmullet too and Foxford,
   Westport and Castlebar.
   VIII
   The day of his sad funeral,
   It was a mournful sight,
   To see the clergy before the hearse
   And they all were dressed in white
   And with the different orders
   It was wonderful to see
   When the cortege headed
   Round the town of Ardraree
   IX
   Inside the grand Cathedral

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. genre
      1. poetry
         1. folk poetry (~9,504)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Nuala O' Donnell

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Dooleeg, Co. Mayo