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1. Song about Claremorris

   “I oft feel sad and lone and cold”

   

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   I oft feel sad and lone and cold How in the Golden West. When I recall the times of old, And fond hearts laid to rest; The gladsome village crowd at 'een. The stars a-peeping down. And all the meadows robed in green Around Claremorris Town. And many times I seem to gaze On that dear place again, As through Time's dim and misty maze Appear each street and land; The placid lake whose sparkling wave Mirrors nights starry crown, And winds beside the haunted cave Outside Claremorris Town. In dreams I hear the thrushes sing, Though far, so far away,

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   Language

   English

   Collector

   Phyllis Murray

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   12

   Address

   Claremorris, Co. Mayo