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School: Páirc na Coille

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Woodfield, Co. Roscommon
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Énrí Ó Maolagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0233, Page 241

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    1. What makes the thunder roll and rattle
    Some say it is the variagated air,
    But there are reasons greater far
    Has God not formed a purpose there.
    2. Why do the tides roll in and out
    Upon the rolling main
    They say the moon has charge of that,
    The human voice again.
    3. Why do lillies bloom so fair,
    Upon the fertile mead,
    And fall away with Winter's blast,
    And leaves not but the seed.
    IV. God makes the thunder
    (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
    Maureen Mc Keon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derreenaseer, Co. Roscommon