Yeats' Tribute
In his poem, September 1913, the poet W.B.Yeats laments the death of O'Leary with the line:
- "Romantic Ireland's dead and gone; it's with O'Leary in the grave"
He also mentions O'Leary in his poem "Beautiful Lofty Things":
- "Beautiful lofty things: O'Leary's noble head;"
Read more about this topic: John O'Leary (Fenian)
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