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