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School: Aodh Rua, Dún na nGall (roll number 13382)

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Donegal, Co. Donegal
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Séamus Mag Shamhráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1034, Page 237

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  1. Old Song of the Lake

    “Old song of the Eske”

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    Behold the river gently flowing
    Or rolling onward to the main
    Rushing, rippling and bestowing
    Life and oerdure[?] in its train.
    II
    Fed by rills of far off mountains
    With their cloud capp'd snowy peakes[sic]
    Or by many hill-side fountains
    Or from hill embosomed[?] lakes
    III
    O'er its peddly bed forever
    Clattering, babbling, rolling on
    Leaping, laughing, stopping never
    Until the ocean (be) goal is won
    IV
    On its banks is rich profusion
    Wild flowers bloom o'er hill and dale
    Tangled and strewn in wild confusion
    Diffuse their fragrance on the gale
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Friel
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Drumgowan, Co. Donegal