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School: Knocknagilla

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Knocknagillagh, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
T. Gilchrist
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  1. An Old Song - Skibbereen (continued)

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    (continued from previous page)
    Ah, why did you abandon it? The
    reason to me tell.
    11.
    Oh, son, I loved my native land
    with energy and pride,
    Till a blight came over all my
    crops, my sheep and cattle died,
    The rent and taxes were to pay
    I could not them redeem
    Ah, that's a cruel reason, why I
    left old Skibbereen.
    111.
    Your mother, too, God rest her
    soul,
    Lay on the snowy ground
    She fainted in her anguish,
    Seeing desolation round
    She never rose but passed away,
    From life to mortal dream.
    And that's another reason, why
    I left old Skibbereen.
    (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
    Kathleen Smith
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Moher, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Bernard Smith
    Gender
    Male