School: Knockminna (roll number 12720)

Location:
Knockmoynagh, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Máire Ní Scannláin
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  1. On a rath in Mr Mc Getrick's land stands a solid piece of masonry about five feet high and three feet square with the following inscription
    Richard Fleming
    Who A.DE . T + H
    T + H years
    17 + / 2
    A coat of arms is also inscribed
    Inscription on tomb stone in Francisian Abbey Ballymote.
    Beast not vain tyrant
    Of the fatal blow
    He who falls,
    To rise more high
    Wings his swift flight,
    Far beyond the reach
    Of woe
    Where death and grave
    He shall fore'er defy.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English