School: Camross, Mountrath
- Location:
- Camross, Co. Laois
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Heifernáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0826, Page 365
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- (continued from previous page)Whose name is more dear and whose heart can excel
Our own Faithful shepherd loving controller
Father O'Keefe that in Camross does dwell
Abide by his teaching all through disposed subjects.
Fear not to thread on the line that he draws.
He leads but to freedom and virtue and honour.
And all three combined are the National Cause.
(IV)Too long has our country been misused and trampled.
Too long has our cries of redress been in vain
Our homes tumbled down by the ruthless invader
Our sons drove in exile away oer the main.
But fast is approaching the great day of vengeance.(continues on next page)
- Informant
- James Gilmartin
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 56
- Address
- The Derries, Co. Laois
- Informant
- John Breen
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Rossnadough, Co. Laois
