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M. Ó Maoldúin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0045, Page 0314

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    V
    She raised her lily hand and said
    God grant that I may see,
    St. Patrick's lovely Isle of saints,
    Great glorious and free,
    If that be so their none would go
    To New York or Montreal,
    But cultivate and decorate the
    Lands of Donegal
    V!
    He clasped her in his arms,
    And my darling he did say,
    You know I love you dearly,
    Although I am going away,
    Let us get wed without fear or dread
    And put an end to all.
    And then I will have my darling girl
    The Star of Donegal.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brendan Donohoe
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gortlemon, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Patrick Donoghue
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    54
    Address
    Gortlemon, Co. Galway