Mayo Alive 17 March
1998
The legacy of the
Irish
Its that time of year again when Irish round the
globe
Celebrate their heritage which they in turn bestow
To each passing generation, a happy heart to hold
And a warm endearing smile to tell tales yet untold
Of brave and daring warriors and kind and gentle folk
Who spread across the earth and helped relieve the heavy
yoke
Of tyranny and misery and all of hell's unholy lot
So that freedom and security could be had by those who
sought
The fruits of their labor and the bounty of their
land
That the Irish helped to settle and the rest to
understand
That it's a spirit that unite the celtic tribes of
old
And nothing can destroy it except a memory grown cold
So each March seventeenth we remind ourselves and
those
That the irish be not forgotten nor their deeds remain
reposed
So sind a song and give a cheer when St Pat's Day comes
at last
But remember it's the future that is father to the past
by Pat Gallinagh
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