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Page 14
... o'er the western main Set sail , in the good ships , gallantly , From the sunny land of Spain . " Oh , where's the Isle we ve seen in dreams , Our destin'd home or grave ? " Thus sung they as , by the morning's beams , They swept the ...
... o'er the western main Set sail , in the good ships , gallantly , From the sunny land of Spain . " Oh , where's the Isle we ve seen in dreams , Our destin'd home or grave ? " Thus sung they as , by the morning's beams , They swept the ...
Page 15
... o'er ocean shines A sparkle of radiant green , As though in that deep lay emerald mines , Whose light through the wave was seen . " Tis Innisfail - ' tis Innisfail ! Rings o'er the echoing sea ; While , bending to heav'n , the warriors ...
... o'er ocean shines A sparkle of radiant green , As though in that deep lay emerald mines , Whose light through the wave was seen . " Tis Innisfail - ' tis Innisfail ! Rings o'er the echoing sea ; While , bending to heav'n , the warriors ...
Page 34
... o'er her blade ! By the red cloud that hung over Conor's dark dwelling , When Ulad's three champions lay sleeping in gore- By the billows of war , which so often , high swelling , Have wafted those heroes to victory's shore- We swear to ...
... o'er her blade ! By the red cloud that hung over Conor's dark dwelling , When Ulad's three champions lay sleeping in gore- By the billows of war , which so often , high swelling , Have wafted those heroes to victory's shore- We swear to ...
Page 35
... . It was with one of these balls , which had been abstracted from his armoury , that Conor Mac Nessa was wounded , as described in the text . His royal physician bent o'er him , great Fingen , THE STORY OF IRELAND . 35.
... . It was with one of these balls , which had been abstracted from his armoury , that Conor Mac Nessa was wounded , as described in the text . His royal physician bent o'er him , great Fingen , THE STORY OF IRELAND . 35.
Page 36
... o'er his being have power , The ball will start forth from his forehead , and surely he dies in that hour " . III . Oh ! woe for the valiant King Conor , struck down from the sum . mit of life , While glory unclouded shone round him ...
... o'er his being have power , The ball will start forth from his forehead , and surely he dies in that hour " . III . Oh ! woe for the valiant King Conor , struck down from the sum . mit of life , While glory unclouded shone round him ...
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amongst ancient Anglo-Irish Anglo-Norman Ard-Ri arms battle blood Boyne brave Brian brother called camp Carew castle Catholic cause cavalry chief chieftain Church clan Columba command confederates Connacht death defend Donal Dublin Dublin Castle Dunboy Dungannon earl enemy England English Erinn exile faith fight force fought garrison Geraldine Glengarriffe glorious hand head heart Henry hills historian Holy honour horse Hugh Hugh O'Neill hundred Ireland Irish army Irish history Irish nation Irish princes Irishmen island James Kilkenny king land leaders Leinster Limerick M'Murrogh marched ment Michael Dwyer Milesian military monarch Munster murder native never night noble Norman O'Donnell o'er O'Neill O'Sullivan once parliament party patriot Pope Protestant regiments reign river royal ruin Sarsfield says scene sent side soldiers soon sovereign story struggle sword T. D. Sullivan thousand tion treaty troops Tuatha de Danaans Tyrconnell Ulster victory Williamite wounded young