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School: Baile na Groighe

Location:
Ballinagree, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Tomás Breathnach
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0342, Page 338

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  1. Lovely Katie of Lackabawn

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    You gentle muses I pray excuse me
    You kind infusion come grant once more
    To praise a maiden, sweet and engaging
    She's lovely Katie that I adore
    If you'll not aid me my heart will fail me
    A sketch unpleasing I must have drawn
    For oh I am eager my heart to please her
    She's lovely Venus of Lackabourn
    One frosty morning when passing northwards
    By Millstreet's Border I chanced to meet
    My darling Venus I mean Young Katie
    And she coming early up from the street
    Her blue eyes beaming and darts prevailing
    Her conversation was grand and calm
    My heart was breaking for to be leaving
    Sweet lovely Katie of Lacabawn
    In the evening early when home retreating
    Down by the haybench I did her see
    And if quite cautious her dart was painful
    This lovely fair one should wink at me
    Oh I would rather than the flocks of Leader
    (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
    Bina Twomey
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    Horsemount South, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Con Coakley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rahalisk, Co. Cork