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School: Dunree

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Dunreagh, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Maighréad Condún
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0687, Page 418

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    “Yes you carried your cross for Ireland Tom”

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    I
    Yes you carried your cross for Ireland Tom,
    And you never laid it down 'till you reached the end of the blood stained rock that led to that to the martyrs crown,
    The patriot heart in Your Irish breast no tyrant could subdue and you
    Offered it up at freedom shrine,
    For the sake of The Roisín Dú.
    II
    Yours was the manly stalwart form,
    With its curly dark, brown head,
    The kindly loving Irish eyes and lip's of the June rose red,
    But the eyes got dull and the cheeks got pale,
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maureen Kearns
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Baltrasna, Co. Meath
    Informant
    James Kearns
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    73
    Address
    Robertstown, Co. Meath