School: St Columba's Abbey, Navan (roll number 882)
- Location:
- Navan, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Br. Abban O' Donoghue
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0700, Page 174
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- The following poem was made by Pat. Brennan in reply to a poem made by a man named Tuite about Ardbraccan.
I
They young men of St. Ultans who wear the green and gold
Stand upright to your colours magstic true and bold
Tis the emblem of young Emmet, Lord Edward and Wolf Tone
Who now lie smouldering in their tombs all silent and alone.
II
Ardbraccan is a shining light all honour to her name.
She sent athlic stalwart men into the field of fame
They stand like noble soldiers when lined upon the field
In hopes to be victorious they die before they yield.
III
In the pages of history the'll be recorded still,
By men of rank and honour who can write a poets quill
Not by a brainless poetess ungramattical missbess.
Who's words of composition was most nautious to express
The most illitrate lay this blockhead would exprese
So stand up in arms against Professor Tuite(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Willie Curry
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Boyerstown, Co. Meath
- Informant
- Pat Brennan
- Gender
- Male
