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School: Sessiagh Uí Néill

Location:
Sessiagh (O'Neill), Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Liam Mac Meanman
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1097, Page 150

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  1. The Glenfin Heather (continued)

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    Where the lambs did sport and play by each bank and crystal fountain
    It was there I met a maid as she want her cows to gather
    From the pasture where they fed up among the Glenfin Heather.
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    Her eyes were soft and mild as she spoke to me so sweeply
    With her simple Irish brogue she soon won my heart completely
    Her hair a raven hue a blue ribbon bound together
    And her cheeks defied the rose or the blooming Glenfin Heather.
    IIII
    Wee chatted for a while till courage I did gather
    To tell this pretty maid that I ne'er could love another
    I says darling name the day when
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    2. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. schools (~4,094)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Tom Gillespie
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    56
    Address
    Sessiagh (O'Neill), Co. Donegal