School: Saints Peter & Paul, Balbriggan

Location:
Balbriggan, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
Bean Uí Chorcoráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0783, Page 462

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  1. Ye musers assist me and lend me your skill,
    Assist my weak genius those few lines to fill
    It's in praise of an arbour where oft-times I have been,
    Makes me wish to return back to Hampton Hall Green.
    II
    It's boundaries are charming in the Summer time,
    The trees grow in clusters all formed in line,
    It's pleasant Summer gardens where soil lakes are seen,
    Where the blackbirds do warble round Hampton Hall Green.
    III
    The blackbird, the thrush and the lintel likewise,
    The lark in the morning ascends to the
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rita Carton
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Balbriggan, Co. Dublin
    Informant
    Thomas Carroll
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    James Carton
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Male