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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 56

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    And balm-breathing, faint mignonett
    IIII
    Oh! the cool-flowing, gentle Blackwater,
    And beams that light up its dark side
    As it flows o'er the low meadow-inches
    The groves of St Carthagh beside,
    V
    When delirium brings gaunt shapes around me,
    And my temples throb wild in their pain
    Oh! Blackwater, a dream of your flowing
    Would bring rest to my spirit again
    VI
    In the hospital ward, the June sunlight grew sickly, and close in its glow,
    And the panting of dying ones mingle
    With ocean waves panting below
    VII
    But the moon came with light and tender,
    That bathed the hospital o'er,
    (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