School: Granard (B.) (Muire Gan Smál) (roll number 13963)
- Location:
- Granard, Co. Longford
- Teacher: León Mac Craith
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0764, Page 208
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- (continued from previous page)Oh what glorious pride and sorrow
Fills the name of 98
yet thank God e'en still are beating
Hearts with manhood burning noon
Who would follow in their footsteps
By the rising of the moon.Chorus
By the rising of the moon
By the rising of the moon
Who would follow in the footsteps
By the rising of the moon.
- In common with other places throughout the land, the hand of the despoiler ruthlessly played havoc with Columcille's and Kieran's Shrines in Inch Mor. There is an interesting story told of the bell which was taken away at this time by the invaders. In some time after, the story goes, the bell came back through the air ringing on its flight, and once more hung in the monastic tower on the island. A second invasion and destruction occurred and the bell was removed to Ulster, but lo and behold,(continues on next page)
- Collector
- V. Holohan
- Address
- Granard, Co. Longford
