School: Clochar na Toirbhirte

Location:
Lismore, Co. Waterford
Teacher:
Sr M. Gráinne
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  1. A Song

    Paler and thinner the morning moon grew,

    Paler and thinner the morning moon grew,
    Cooler and sterner the rising wind blew,
    The hole star had set in a forest of cloud,
    And the icicles crackled on spar and on shroud,
    When a voice from below, we heard feebly cry,
    Let me see, Let me see my own land " ere I die".
    II
    It was a feeble old man, and he stood on the deck,
    His arms around a kindly young mariner's neck
    (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
    Mary Mc Carthy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lismore, Co. Waterford
    Informant
    Mr Mc Carthy
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lismore, Co. Waterford