Open Plaques on Flickr Francis Ledwidge poet born in Slane 1887 killed in France 1917. He shall not hear the bittern cry in the wild sky where he is lain, nor voices of the sweeter birds above the wailing of the rain. The original plaque is erected at Ledwidge Cottage Slane Bridge, Slane 9 Sep 1962 by Muintir na Tíre on 09 September 1962 Colour: stone Wikimedia: Flickr: Google Streetview OpenStreetMap See also... Open Plaques on Flickr Eugene O'Loughlin on Flickr PD 1.0