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School: Caisleán Mathúna (B) (roll number 16202)

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Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan
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T. Ó Hárdaigh
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    The following poem was made by Dr. J. P. Clarke in praise of Thomas Hughes, Corravoo, Castleblaney who won the V.C. in the Great War for rushing out to where his officer was lying wounded between the German and Allied lines and carrying him back safely under fire.

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    Before the Kaiser's war began with frightfulness untold
    How many a peaceful hero worked in many a peaceful fold,
    How many a valiant soldier strove to keep the home fires bright,
    And now the skies weep oer their graves through Europe in the night,
    From Suvla Bay to far Ostend from Lemberg to Bordeaux,
    They fought and bled, and died, to save these countries from the foe,
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Francis Mc Quade
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    Dr Clarke
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan