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"text": "I raise to you, O Queen, this Loving Cup, this Mether,\nFilled with Mead\nMade from honey of the heather"
},
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"ref": "1912 \"Our Lady Correspondent\" \"Fashions at Leopardstown\" The Irish Times 27 August 1912, p.8",
"text": "Lord Herbert and Mr. Luke White were to be seen on the roof pouring water down the chimney, while the Marchioness of Ormonde was seen carrying the Regimental Cup (the silver Irish mether to be competed for) from the scene of the fire."
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