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School: Cushinstown (roll number 3146)

Location:
Cushinstown, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Rita Dardis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0686, Page 043

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    Here are the last lines of the poem.
    A volley from the pistols, a rush of horse's feet -
    "He's gone and none can capture the captain's charger fleet;"
    And on the night wind backwards comes a mocking loud "Hallo!"
    That tells the yeomen they have lost young Paid O Donoghue.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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