| J. C. Squire, ed. A Book of Women’s Verse. 1921. | | | | Fontenoy (1745) | | By The Hon. Emily Lawless (1845–1913) |
| | After the Battle: early dawn, Clare coast
‘Mary mother, shield us! Say, what men are ye, | |
| Sweeping past so swiftly in this morning sea?’ | |
| ‘Without sails or rowlocks merrily we glide | |
| Home to Corca Bascuin on the brimming tide.’ | |
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| ‘Jesus save you, gentry! why are ye so white, | 5 |
| Sitting all so straight and still in this misty light?’ | |
| ‘Nothing ails us, brother; joyous souls are we, | |
| Sailing home together, on the morning sea. | |
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| ‘Cousins, friends, and kinsfolk, children of the land, | |
| Here we come together, a merry, rousing band; | 10 |
| Sailing home together from the last great fight, | |
| Home to Clare from Fontenoy, in the morning light. | |
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| ‘Men of Corca Bascuin, men of Clare’s Brigade, | |
| Harken, stony hills of Clare, hear the charge we made; | |
| See us come together, singing from the fight, | 15 |
| Home to Corca Bascuin, in the morning light.’ | | | | |
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