School: Uragh (C.)
- Location:
- Uragh, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: E. Mc Caffrey
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0969, Page 081
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- Thomas Mcgoldrick (already referred to) composed a poem to commemorate an incident which took place in the parish of Kinawley in 1868. A rumour went out that the orangemen were out to attack the newly erected church in the village of Swanlinbar.
The men came from the surrounding districts came in hundreds to help the men of the parish to defend it. In
''The Tossing of the Church in Swanlinbar'' the poet refers to this help''Ye gentle muses I pray excuse me for this intrusion on learning win
Inspire my genius ye Bards and Sages
My country's praises I mean to sing
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Tradition mentions without contradiction
Our Blessed Saint Patrick who first came 'her
To improve a vineyard called Inishowen
Known to Celestine as the Virgin's Shore
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Like holy St Peter when his Master told him
To teach his lambs and his flock to keep
He ranged the deserts, the dales & mountains
To the briny ocean for his straying sheep(continues on next page)
