School: Tiercahan
- Location:
- Tircahan, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: P. Ó Riain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0968, Page 362
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- (continued from previous page)To feed his lambs and his flocks to keep
He ranged the desert, the vale, the mountains
And the briny ocean for the straying sheep
He consecrated three hundred Bishops
Drove snakes and serpents from our saintly isle
And told the people that the church would suffer
Much persecution till the end of time
So it came to pass as the saint predicted
For Satan's power as we are told
Is yet as strong as when tempting Judas
To sell our saviour for the sake of gold
The fallen angels are still impatient
Though driven from Heaven for raising war
Of late they have tempted their earthly bailiffs
to seize the temple of Swanlinbar
Christ tells his Church that the power of demons
Shall not retard or lead her astray
So we are obliged to stand up and guard her
Let earthly landlords say what they may.
Had you been there on that Friday morning
Or the tenth of August the night before
When Grania's sons they were all alarmed
From Lisnaskea to Ballinamore
Saying "Prepare my boys with a moments warning
You shall be guided by the morning star" (The Rev Father O'Reilly)
Now is the time to repulse the stranger
And save the chapel of Swanlinbar
(continued on last page of book.)(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Brigid Mc Govern
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 75
- Address
- Drumbar, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Joseph Mc Govern
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 80
- Address
- Drumbar, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Pat Mc Govern
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 81
- Address
- Drumbar, Co. Cavan
