School: Cros Buidhe (roll number 8472)
- Location:
- Crossboy, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Cathal Mac Murchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0178, Page 427
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- Its of a councillor I write
Who had a handsome comely daughter
She was a charming beauty - bright -
And you shall hear what followed after:He uncle left her, I declare,
A sum which was of large possession
And left it in her Father's care
To use it at his own discretion.Court she was by many a peer
But none of them could gain the lady
'Til at length a farmer's son
In private came to her a wooingWhen he had her favour won
She says: "My jewel I fear you'll ruin
"You are the jewel of my heart
"I do confess I dearly love you
"Of Lords and Peers I don't deny
"There's none on earth I style above you.
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