School: Creach na mBearna
- Location:
- Greaghnafarna, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Tomás Breathnach
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Terence McSweeny
I. Oh Erin my country your sad tears are falling.
Your green hills and valleys are weeping In woe,
And Terence McSweeny my hero and darling
Lies dead the hands of a merciless foe.
II
For he was the emblem of all that was noble
Of all that was fondest and kindest in thee
Patriot, Martyr, a poet and a Soldier
Who gave up his life for this dear Country
III
He was thrown in to prison for loving his country
What nation on earth had a hero more true
His foes were amazed at the length that he lasted.
But they can't measure yet what the Irish can do(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Guihen
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Derrinisky, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- John Joe Flynn
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 46
- Address
- Rover Upper, Co. Roscommon
