School: Nobber (C.) (roll number 5807)
- Location:
- An Obair, Co. na Mí
- Teacher: Eibhlín Ní Chaoindealbháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0710, Page 285
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- (continued from previous page)Drawing a kick on the victim he said are you not dead yet. The victim died and instantly the leg with which he killed his neighbour decayed. From that day to this his descendents suffer from a halh of some kind.
Father ___ went out to help his fellowmen. The enemy tried to shoot him. He caught the bullets in his hands. He then said that no one could shoot him who was not of his religion. Three men who belonged to the parish of ___ rushed forward - one had a gun, Another a sword, another a spear. The man who used the Sword is said to have left it hanging up over his own door without cleaning it and that a drop of the blood fell on the wall. ___the stain could never be removed.
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Erin, dear Erin I find the still bleed
Say! must your Sons slumber or pass this foul deed
Or shall they awake at the direful call
Yes! yes and curse bronze with you allChorus.
And ye catholic heroes in future agree
Exertion and union will soon set you freeII
On the fourteenth of August that morning so grand
Thirty thousand marched off under Cruice's command
All fearless of danger their valour to try
Determined to conquer those bloodhounds or die(continues on next page)
