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A morning fair, o’erarched with skies of May,
Broke over files of men in stern array-
By wrongs made reckless – to avenge the flood –
The seething torrent of their tears and blood
By England’s hell-hounds shed. The sunbeams fell
On…

The poem explores the motivation that inspired a nun's devotion. The Convent of Mercy on Dublin Road was the mother-house of the Sisters of Mercy.

Location: Carlow county
Leo describes the strange events of an infamous application of the rules of Gaelic football, with Carlow the victims!

Location: Carlow County
A love song about two lovers separated by the military term of the young man.