School: Stracarne (roll number 16343)
- Location:
- Sragarn, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: P. Mac Aonghusa
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0219, Page 435
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“My thoughts gladly wander ¶ to bright days of the past ¶ days spent with school-mates ¶ Which were too sweet for to last...”
(continued from previous page)My thoughts gladly wander
To bright days of the past
Days spent with school-mates
Which were too sweet for to last
The master who taught us
Was cheerful and gay
And he told us of Newbrasko
That land far away
II
There was one in the Class
He was manly and brave
And he longed to be able
To cross o'er the wave
Bright dreams crossed his mind
He was thinking always
Of the fanciful joys
Of that land far away.
III
He consulted his parents
Who were then getting old
He breathed his views
And some bright tales he told
He bid them good-bye(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Prionsias Rynn
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