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School: Gusserane

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Gusserane, Co. Wexford
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Mrs Corish
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0872, Page 043

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  1. Oh Blame not the Man

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    Oh Blame not the Men.
    i
    Oh, blame not the men who for liberty perished
    The fearless in heart who devotedly bled;
    Long, long shall their memory through Erin be cherished.
    Long, long shall mourn o'er the shrines of the dead
    They are gone but around them a light is still burning
    Like a sentinel star o'er young Liberty's sleep
    And when from their tombs the bold peasants returning,
    His vows rise for freedom, low, noiseless, but deep.
    ii
    In vain did the cold-hearted Saxon endeavour,
    To darken those deeds on our history's pages
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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