School: Clochar na Trócaire, An tSráidbhaile (roll number 13020)

Location:
Stradbally, Co. Waterford
Teacher:
An tSr. Ióseph
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    1.
    On the hedge on the hilltop where I often took my stand
    And gazed all around to view the pleasant land
    The Comeragh mountains were plain in view
    And fair Newtown I saw it too.
    With fair fields many that lay between
    With briar grown dikes and hedges green
    Cillémeglemúige and Cuillne at my feet I saw
    And high leith-hardán towards Portlaw.
    2.
    The Curraghmore steeple bloomed up high
    Above Clonagam where the
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. land management (~4,110)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Crowley
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Stradbally More, Co. Waterford
    Informant
    Mrs Matt Cummins
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    72
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Carrigmoorna, Co. Waterford