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1. A Local Song

   “Of all the rivers in this wide world o'er, There is one small stream that I adore”

   

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   Of all the rivers in this wide world o'er, There is one small stream that I adore It flows from the mountain with a with a wild gushing roar To join the Blackwater near the town of Lismore II Oh to stand on the old wooden bridge And watch you come down through the mountains ridge As o'er the rocks you gently pour To join the Blackwater near the town of Lismore. III Oh to stand at the gap Where the white heather grows and view you wind through the valley below as the wee waterfalls you gently pour o'er To join the Black water near the town of Lismore. IV I love to fish your you pools as

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. poetry
         1. folk poetry (~9,504)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Margaret Drohan

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Lismore, Co. Waterford

   Informant

   Mrs D. Drohan

   Relation

   Unknown

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Lismore, Co. Waterford