School: Stracarne (roll number 16343)
- Location:
- Sragarn, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: P. Mac Aonghusa
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0219, Page 436
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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)One fare morning in May
And set out for Newbrasko
That land far away
IV
Now his trip it was long
'O'er land and o'er sea
When at length he finished
His long journey
In Newbrasko like Eireann
All folks were not gay
He saw sorrows and joys
In that land far away.
V
For six years or better
Brave fortunes proved kind
She sent gold home, and kept some in store
Bright dreams that he had
With school boys brilliant [?]
Were nearly all fullfilled
In that land far away
VI
In the gold fields, he laboured
Down in the mines [?]
And the loss of a miner(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Prionsias Rynn
- Gender
- Unknown