School: Fothar (roll number 16903)
- Location:
- Faugher, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Bláthnaid Ní Fhannghaile
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Amhrán - Barnes Gap
“Twas a frosty night in winter time”
Amhrán - Barnes Gap
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Twas a frosty night in winter time the stars shone bright above.
When I spied a maiden weeping so who seemed to be in love.
And as she strayed a Paisley shawl around her she did wrap.
As she wandered on that winter night through lonely Barnes Gap.
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With her two soft hands upon her face she wandered bit by bit.
Until she came up to a spot where once there stood a hut.
But when she saw its' blackened site it made her quickly stop. Saying stars above my own true love was banished from the Gap.
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Oh! vanished dreams that I have dreamt of happy days to come.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Laetitia Coll
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Breaghy, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Andrew Mc Intyre
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 58
- Address
- Ballymore Lower, Co. Donegal