School: Drumbaniffe, Crusheen
- Location:
- Drumbonniv, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Máire Ní Lionnáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0593, Page 097
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An Old Song
“One morning in December just at the break of day, I took out my old push bicycle and to Kilkeedy made my way”
I
One morning in December just at the break of day,
I took out my old push bicycle and to Kilkeedy made my way,
I was a stranger to that place, but soon I was made known,
To all the boys for miles around the vales of Derryowen.
II
I started from Rathclooney t'is the place of my abode,
I passed by Carney's Castle beside the Crusheen road,
Tho' covered now with ivy, t'is a place you can't disown,
You can see it towering in the air from the hills of Derryowen.
III
The Island Lake then I passed by near the village of Crusheen,
A more romantic scenery my eyes have never seen,
With its sacred dells and wooded glens where Saint Cronan used to roam,
This is a place of bliss and happiness like the vales of Derryowen.(continues on next page)
- Informant
- James Mc Namara
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Rathclooney, Co. Clare