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    26th October, 1938
    Ninety-Eight
    In the old marble town of Kilkenny,
    With it's abbey, cathedral and halls,
    Where the Norman bells ring out at nightfall,
    And the relics of grey crumbling walls.
    Show the traces of Celt and Saxon
    In bastions, and towers and keeps.
    And graveyards and tombs tell the living
    Where glory of holiness sleeps
    II
    Where the Nuncio brought the Pope's blessing
    And money and weapons to boot
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary M. Bennett
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Cooragurteen, Co. Cork
    Informant
    William Bennett
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Cooragurteen, Co. Cork