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School: Glasthule (St Joseph's Boys)

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Glasthule, Co. Dublin
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P. Ó Cuinneáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0796, Page 120

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  1. The Vale of Shanganagh

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    The vale of Shanganagh lies South of Killiney near Glasthule.
    I. When I knelt in the Temple of Duty, Worshipping honour, and valour and beauty,
    When, like a brave man, in fearless resistance
    I have fought the good fight on the field of existence:
    When I have won in the conflict of labour,
    With truth for my armour and thought for my sabre,
    Be that home a calm home where my old age may rally,
    A home full of peace in this sweet scented valley,
    Sweetest of vales is the vale of Shanganagh!
    Greenest of vales is the vale of Shanganagh!
    May the accents of love, like the droppings of manna,
    Fall sweet on my heart in the vale
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