ornate and uniquely Celtic in design.
careful work that took some time...
he had the time...
three years to be exact
the time he served in Kilmainham Gaol
for following de Valera one Easter Sunday,
1916.
He was on the run awhile
before they could hunt him down.
The priest refused Grandpa Michael absolution
unless he gave him up.
I'll see you in Hell padre if that's the case.
The Black and Tans took away the seed and tools...
a crop that went unplanted.
Pa wouldn't give him up.
They locked him in the village jail
Pa wouldn't give him up.
I'll see you Brits in Hell as well.
