School: Clochar na Trócaire, Drangan (roll number 7232)

Location:
Drangan, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
An tSr. M. Gráinne
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0556, Page 357

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0556, Page 357

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    Is planted on his crown,
    In a moment was that brother seized
    His hands and feet were bound
    With fifty crimson stripes
    Left in his gore upon the ground
    He bore the torture patiently
    And not a word said he
    But "If we chance to meet again I shall remember thee"
    HIgh o'er the capital of France
    Beams forth a brilliant moon
    An English colonel steps within
    A gorgeous French saloon
    Inside some Gaulish officers
    Were chatting o'er the pray
    Which left the Allies masters in
    Proud Paris streets that day
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