School: Mostrim (B.) (roll number 2083)

Location:: Edgeworthstown, Co. Longford
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It was on the tenth day of July A bright and sunny day we landed at the Dardenells some thousand miles away We knew not what before us lay but we heard the shot and shell A, many's the man was there that day the tale no more will tell It was a bright and sunny day. I never will forget how the Leinsters and the Connaughts went through the valley of death. It was death by fire and water on learing the Clyde but the gallant sons of Erin's Isle the enemy defied. We stormed the villages on our right took trenches one by one we gained the heights of Sedlabair and captured many a gun. The turks came down that night and tried to make us go but soon they
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Topics
1. genre
  poetry
  folk poetry (~9,504)
Language

English
Collector
Harry Mc Guinness
Gender

Male

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