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School: Naomh Pádraig, Knockvicar

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Knockvicar, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Ceallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0233, Page 409

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  2. Emigration

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    i
    "Attention pay now my friends
    And shortly you will hear,
    All from the spot you ne'er forgot
    Or the land you loved so dear.
    ii
    Oh! cruel hearted England what have you done at all,
    Poor Ireland was your sister,
    And you proved her sad downfall,
    She reared a tender family,
    The best was ever known,
    And you sent them to a distant land
    To wander far from home.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Doireann Ní Bhrádaigh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knockvicar, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Pat Skeffington
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Knockvicar, Co. Roscommon