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School: Cill Moibhí (C.) (roll number 13081)

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Cill Mobhí, Co. Mhaigh Eo
Teacher:
Áine, Bean Uí Dhubhthaigh
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    “When I was poor and helpless...”

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    When I see the poor and helpless
    Turned out of doors to die,
    When I see poor little children
    With no cover but the sky,
    Then I cry with all my might.
    These laws are not God Made.
    Smite down such rites of poverty,
    And call a spade, a spade.
    II
    When I see the rack rented crofters
    By glistening bayonets driven
    From humble homes built on the soil
    Their Father - God has given,
    Then I cry with all my might
    Those laws are not God made.
    Crush these ducal rights of poverty,
    And call a spade, a spade.
    III
    When I see idle monopolists
    In pomp and station grand
    Gorged with the hard won earnings
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mamie Duffy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    An Roisín Thiar, Co. Mhaigh Eo
    Informant
    Thomas Duffy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    An Roisín Thiar, Co. Mhaigh Eo