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Verse transcribed by M. Galvin, Tintown No 3 Camp:
'Silent and cold thou art now at rest 'Neath the sanctified sod, in the land thou loved best Thro' tears and thro' sighs we think of the same That the traitors have placed on Ireland's fair name Oh! Rory O Connor thy name and thy story Are engraved in our hearts and crowned there with glory. Tho' thy pulse has stopped beating thy shade is to-day With the loved ones who perished that old Ireland might say Tho' grim death awaits us we'll have not a sigh For our own motto is Freedom for that Freedom we'll die On the green sod of Erin, our life's blood will flow Until Ireland a nation conquers the foe.'
Typescript of memoir titled ‘Do You Remember’. Recounts the life in Birr and covers the following subjects: soldiers from Birr returning from World War I (1918), the Treaty (1921), occupation of Free State Troops of ‘The Gorm' (the workhouse) in Birr (1922), burning of Crinkle Barracks (1922) and other reminiscences of life in Birr from 1930s to 1980s.
Documents relating to aspects of Moore's life in Banagher. Moore was involved in many committees in the town. These fall into two categories in this collection, namely improvements to the local economy and infrastructure and those that responded to outside events such as the First and Second World Wars. The improvement committees were Banagher Improvement Association/Committee (c.1899-1928), Banagher Fairs and Improvement Committee (1907-1928), Banagher Public Lighting Committee (1907-1912) and Banagher and Lusmagh Farmers Association (1929-1930). The other committees responded to WWI and WWII were The Garrycastle Relief Committee (1914-1915), the War and Pensions Committee (1917-1919) and the Parish Council (1941-c.1945).
Some other organisations mentioned are the Banagher Bicycle Association, the Gaelic League and the Banagher Sacred Heart Sodality which all proved extremely popular.
Mion Chaint le haghaidh Mac Leighinn. An T-athair Brian O Criochain. Conversion for the use of students by Rev Bernard Cretan, C. C. and B. J. Goff compiled for the Elphin branch of the GAA Gaelic League. Dublin, Brown & Nolan, Ltd. Printers and Publishers, Nassau Street, 1902.
