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School: An Cluainín Uí Ruairc (C.) (roll number 10945)

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Manorhamilton, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Charlotte G. Dillon
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0197, Page 041

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  1. Murtagh Mac Sharry's Revenge - A Leitrim Tale of 1641

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    See the lurid glare that lights the gloom,
    And paints yon western sky
    With a blood-red tinge-as tho' Hell's fierce flame
    Were mirrored there on high.
    See the york-based cliffs that mock the might of Sligo's rushing bay,
    How they totter now in the fitful gleam
    That lays their forehead grey;
    And the rugged peaks of Knocknaree
    Show bright their giant forms
    Round the Cairn lone that marks where Maeve
    Lies' tombed amid the storms
    E'en the inky pall o'er the waterfall
    That forms in wild Glencar
    Is rent tonight by shafts of light
    Sent quivering from afar.
    Oh what portends this sheeted flame
    That reddens field and wave?
    Doth it speak of hope for Innisfail
    Doth it rouse the pining slave?
    Is Eoghan come down from his northern hills
    To smite the savage horde
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Mc Dermott
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Student
    Address
    Manorhamilton, Co. Leitrim