School: Áth na gClaidheamh (roll number 10537)

Location:
Annagleve, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
S. Mac Domhnaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0937, Page 388

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  1. Oh, we are allowed to live or breath,
    Oh should be our in joy,
    And priest their are apt to loud,
    And freedom we enjoy,
    There is freedom from the tyrain,
    To desolate the plain,
    Till generous hearts are crushed with grief,
    Beneath the paupers chain.
    God Bless those unfinished priests,
    Who advocate the cause,
    The poor mans friend thoughts weal and woe,
    The foe of tyrants laws,
    What is our tie with England,
    A union but name,
    The night she gaves her pretty state,
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John James Meegan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    12
    Address
    Drumavaddy, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    John Caughfield
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    87
    Address
    Drumavaddy, Co. Monaghan