DC Devine - Sligo Poets

Sligo Times 23 March 1912


IN MEMORIAM

M eek and mild thou wert; pure as lily’s sheen.
A Child of Mary—e’en as child should be.
U ndying in thy love of Heaven’s Queen,
D ear loved one!—Now thou know’st Felicity.

A nd shall we grieve?—nay, rather, we
R ejoice that thou thy crown hast won;
M ary— thy mother—now in glee
S hall lead thee to her Blessed Son.
T hrice happy thou! Oh! bliss unknown,
R ejoice!—rejoice—ye heavenly throng
O ur loved one ’fore the great white throne,
N ow rests in Him—beloved of long—
G od’s praises sings in wealth of song.

There are few In Memoriam poems included in Sligo newspapers at this time apart from short verses included in paid death and anniversary notices.

In the Champion this acrostic poem is included at the end of a long obituary for Miss Maud Armstrong of Tubbercurry and is unattributed. However the same poem is published in the Sligo Times of the same date, 23 March, and is attributed to D.C. Devine.

Daniel C. Devine (1860-1942) was a member of well-known south Sligo family and was a national school teacher in Tubbercurry, Co. Sligo. He published a collection of stories, Faithful Ever, in 1910 and his novel, Before Dawn in Erin, was published by James Duffy & Co. in 1913.

D.C. Devine in the 1911 Census; in the 1901 Census.     Author Page