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School: Cornamon (roll number 13926)

Location:
Cornaman, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
John Kenny
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0197, Page 486

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    With thrust and sabre blow
    And rushing fierce as mountian stream
    Through dark and flooded glen
    Leaps to the gate the dauntless Grace
    and all her fearless men
    Hurrah: their spears are backward borne
    Their blood red flag is down
    And Sydney vanquished and pursued
    Spurs hard to Newport town
    This lesson taught the Saxon churl
    To dread a Free-mans blow
    When the dauntless Grace O'malley
    Ruled a Queen in fair Mayo
    The walls of Carrick Clooney
    Now lie crumbling and row
    Its battlements dismantled are
    All moss o'er every stone
    But the rebel youth in Westport
    Feel their Irish hearts aglow
    When they tell how Grace O'Malley
    Fought and conquered in Mayo
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
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    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
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      1. historical persons (~5,068)
        1. Grace O'Malley (~10)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Kenny
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Bartly Roomey
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killea, Co. Leitrim