"The Wayfarer" By Patrick Pearse - Read by Pat Lynch

This was the last poem written by Pearse on the eve of his execution at Kilmainham Gaol, Dublin (May 2, 1916).

Mon, 04 Apr, 2016 - 01:00

Storyteller Pat Lynch of Fox's Lane Folk Museum, Youghal, read the poem as a fitting tribute on the centenary of the Easter Rising. Recorded by Michael Hussey on the 26th March 2016.

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Courts Video 1916 Rising 1916 commemoration 1916 Easter Rising Place: Kilmainham Gaol Place: Fox's Lane Folk Museum Person: Patrick Pearse Person: Pat Lynch Person: Pearse Person: Michael Hussey Event: Easter Rising

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