School: Ladhar (C.), Bán-Tír (roll number 8665)

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1. Local Song

   “On fair Clonmeen when fields are green.”

   

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   Clonmeen
   On fair Clonmeen when fields are green.
   And the sun shines out from skies of blue
   And crystal streams come rushing down
   To join the lordly Avon Dubha.
   Where e're you roam away from home
   Your eye will gaze on many a scene.
   For beauties rare and balmy air
   None can compare with fair Clonmeen.
   2/
   The Alpine snows and icy floes
   Delight the noble Tyrolese
   The Spaniard thrills his light guitar,
   'Mid beauties of the Pyrenees.
   Poets sublime of every clime
   Mount Hillary has never seen,
   With robes of brown and purple crown
   With pried look down on fair Clonmeen.
   3/
   Though every breeze o'er land and seas.
   Are laden now with sighs and moans
   Though empires shake and nations quake.
   And monarchs tremble for their thrones.
   Though wardrums roll from pole to

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. genre
      1. poetry
         1. folk poetry (~9,504)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Kathleen Kelleher

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Lyre, Co. Cork

   Informant

   James Kelleher

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Lyre, Co. Cork