Clonmacnoise Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCB DEFG HIAI JJKL MNON| In a quiet water'd land a land of roses | A |
| Stands Saint Kieran's city fair | B |
| And the warriors of Erin in their famous generations | C |
| Slumber there | B |
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| There beneath the dewy hillside sleep the noblest | D |
| Of the clan of Conn | E |
| Each below his stone with name in branching Ogham | F |
| And the sacred knot thereon | G |
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| There they laid to rest the seven Kings of Tara | H |
| There the sons of Cairbre sleep | I |
| Battle banners of the Gael that in Kieran's plain of crosses | A |
| Now their final hosting keep | I |
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| And in Clonmacnoise they laid the men of Teffia | J |
| And right many a lord of Breagh | J |
| Deep the sod above Clan Creide and Clan Conaill | K |
| Kind in hall and fierce in fray | L |
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| Many and many a son of Conn the Hundred fighter | M |
| In the red earth lies at rest | N |
| Many a blue eye of Clan Colman the turf covers | O |
| Many a swan white breast | N |
T. W. Rolleston
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