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  1. A Local Song

    “We long will remember that wet September, ¶ On Wednesday the 15th near ten at night”

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    I
    We long will remember that wet September,
    On Wednesday the 15th near ten at night
    When 'mid sobs and sighing our Pastor dying,
    To Gods Holy Kingdom his soul took fllight
    That hangs round Tintern and (?)
    For each heart is breakin' since God has taken our friend and pastor blessed Fr (Joe?)
    II
    Oh cruel death, Oh (rentless?) dagger did the country stagger from end to end,
    You've left the orphans without a Father,
    And the evicted tenants without a friend
    When the land agitations confused the nations
    He took his station in freedoms (train?)
    He denounced those grabbing (?) in all his (?)
    Did Fr Murphy from (?)
    III
    Dr (?), Walsh and Brogan for three months struggled his life to save,
    But those two diseases scarce (?) (?) until they take their victim to an (?)
    For some time he rallied and outward (sallied?),
    wrapt in his croyden for exercise
    (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
    Mary Walshe
    Gender
    Female