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School: Clochar na Toirbhirte

Location:
Lismore, Co. Waterford
Teacher:
Sr M. Gráinne
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0635, Page 55

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    When the June birds, were singing in Ireland,
    She lay on her hospital bed,
    With the fever- hue flushing her forehead,
    And her tossed golden hair round her head.
    II
    Oh! the bells, would they never stop ringing,
    There they go, pealing high, sounding low,
    Now, they call me to mass, at the Convent,
    Now, they knell for graves made long ago,
    III
    Now, they bring back the flowers on May Altars,
    Sweet roses, with morning-dew wet,
    Pale lilac, and may from the Umair,
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Ann Coghlan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lismore, Co. Waterford
    Informant
    Miss Power
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lismore, Co. Waterford