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School: Castlejordan (roll number 15974)

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Castlejordan, Co. Meath
Teacher:
M. Nic Amhlaoidh
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    “Our parish is in sadness our people are in grief”

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    Our Parish is in sadness
    Our people are in grief
    For the loss of our poor parish Priest
    Who died in Mary's feast
    For all through life he loved her
    And all through life he prayed
    That when the end would come
    She would be his aid
    And when the darkness cleared away
    Upon that glorious feast
    Mary asked the Sacred Heart
    His agony for to cease
    Then she closed his glorious eyes
    Upon this world of sin
    And now he's with the angels
    And not with sinful men
    Lines written on the death of our Parish Priest Rev. Fr. Casey died 15th August 1932.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Susie Darby
    Gender
    Female