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School: Moyvore

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Moyvore, Co. Westmeath
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Mrs Kelly
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0742, Page 492

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    “I'll sing the praise of Ballymore I'll sing to you to-night”

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    I'll sing the praise of Ballymore
    I'll sing to you tonight
    First to begin at Blounagh
    Where Tommy Timbs doth dwell
    Mullaghcloe and sweet Daniel
    A place that I love well
    And from the hill of Raskeigh
    You could see o'er
    I'd live upon a meal a day
    Round charming Ballymore
    The view from Templepatrick
    Is charming to be seen
    The missel thrush and blackbird
    Are singing on each bough
    You can hear its notes resounding below at Ulyses Mill
    Ballymacallan next in view
    And poor old Puttingham,
    the places I oft crossed o'er
    And that at early dawn,
    An when going over Shinglass,
    My legs being stiff and sore
    After dancing all the pretty girls
    Around charming Ballymore
    (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
    Carmel O' Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Moyvore, Co. Westmeath