Fáilte Romhat
TADHG AN ASNA
TADHG AN ASNA (note: there were only three lines given for verse six) It was in
troubled '98, From
Clonakilty's olden town, He was a
rebel brave and bold, But manly
feats will not avail, Where
Argideen's waters flow, Now in the
strife of latter days, May Erin's
sons from sea to sea,
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In the 1980's the pike was stolen from the statue and the thieves broke part of the hand holding it. The pike was found a few years later and reattached but the act was repeated. It is back again but now we see people defacing the base with graffiti. This photograph was taken in 2002. This is an article from the Southern Star from July 28, 2000.
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Clonakilty District Past & Present - A Tourist guide to the area -[158 pages, forward dated 1959] The guide was published by the Southern Star Ltd for the Clonakilty C.Y.M.S.
My thanks to Henry McFadden for providing this information.