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The Provinces

Francis Carlin

O God that I
 May arise with the Gael
To the song in the sky
 Over Inisfail!

Ulster, your dark
 Mold for me;
Munster, a lark
 Hold for me!

Connaght, a ‘caoine’
 Croon for me;
Lienster, a mean
 Stone for me!

O God that I
 May arise with the Gael
To the song in the sky
 Over Inisfail!

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From The Second Book of Modern Verse | 1919

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