School: Árd na Giuíse (Firmount), Donaghmore (roll number 1692)
- Location:
- Firmount, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Seán Ó Heádhra
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0389, Page 309
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- Oh, Donoughmore! oh Donoughmore; how oft I dream of you,
And just as oft my boyhood haunts are pictured to my view.
The grandeur of your scenery replenishes my mind,
With serious thoughts of sorrow, joy and loveliness combined.
How pleasant for to gaze upon your elevated hills,
Majestically towering o'er your valleys, groves and rills.
Defying power and time alike & rob them of that store,
Of precious peat which lies within the hills of Donoughmore.
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And how enchanting tis to trace the Dripsey in its course,
As from the Boggeras westward point it flows and takes its course.
Increasing as it glides along Kilcullens plain below,
That seat of petty tyranny in days not long ago.(continues on next page)
