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XIX.
Emir's and proud Erimon's sons
A demon contrived to ensnare;
And them did dread Satan engulf
In the dark, fearful depths of his lair,
A demon contrived to ensnare;
And them did dread Satan engulf
In the dark, fearful depths of his lair,
XX.
Until our apostle arrived,
Who rescued and set them all free,
Through sixty long years of his life
To Christ's cross the brave Fenians flee.
Who rescued and set them all free,
Through sixty long years of his life
To Christ's cross the brave Fenians flee.
XXI.
Great darkness o'er Eire was spread,
And its people their idols adored,
Nor in the true Godhead believed,
Nor the Trinity, too, of the Lord.
And its people their idols adored,
Nor in the true Godhead believed,
Nor the Trinity, too, of the Lord.
XXII.
At Armagh the realm's throne has been placed,
To Emania a glory to be;
And far-famed is Dundalethglas church,
Nor let fame from Temoria flee.
To Emania a glory to be;
And far-famed is Dundalethglas church,
Nor let fame from Temoria flee.
XXIII.
To Armagh, in his infirm old age,
Saint Patrick desired much to go;
But God's angel at noon met the saint,
And induced him his wish to forego.
Saint Patrick desired much to go;
But God's angel at noon met the saint,
And induced him his wish to forego.
