saint patrick’s fire alive o2 t2 l7. the high king of ireland was called laoire
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Saint Patrick’s FireAlive O2 T2 L7
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The High King of Ireland was called Laoire
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King Laoire lived on the Hill of Tara
• Every year, the law stated , that the first fire, a huge bonfire must be lit on the Hill of Tara.
• This fire marked the beginning of Spring.
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Patrick and the Kingby Christy Kenneally
By Christy Kenneally
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The king held upthe glowing torchTo light the sacred fire.
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The people watched with shining eyes
To see the flames grow higher.
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But wait, the king has stopped to look,
The people stand amazed.
See there, upon another hillAnother fire has blazed.
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Oh see, the king is full of rage,
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Oh see the soldiers fly To catch the man who
broke the law,That man will surely die.
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‘I lit the fire’, the stranger said
‘So all would see and know
That Jesus warmed the hearts of men
So many years ago.
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‘So all who see my little fire
Upon that little hillWould know the one who
loved us thenIs here to love us still.’
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The king was glad to hear his words,He took him by the hand.
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And soon, the fire that Patrick litWould blaze throughout the land.