School: Taobh Breac (roll number 15227)

Location:
Tievebrack, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Donnchadh E. Mac Congáile
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    When the rooks are flying homewards, and the evening shadows come ...

    ** ENTER AS TITLE
    A Happiness I Found
    1. When the rooks are flying homewards
    And the evening shadows come
    After my hard day’s labour
    Within my humble home
    I sit beside the blazing fire
    And children flock around
    And in the cheery hours then
    A happiness I found
    2. When friends ‘twere dear have passed away
    And faded one by one.
    We can’t undo the parting
    When the sands of life are run
    The strong, the weak, the kindliest
    Death’s cruel sickle downed
    ‘Twas in the thought that you were spared
    A happiness, I found.
    3. And now old age has come along
    And I have feeble grown
    Beside me in my sinking years
    As one who was my own.
    That joined me in my greatest joys
    My greatest sorrows drowned.
    And pulled the oar, out from the shore
    A Happiness, I found.
    4. And hand in hand, in light or gloom
    Step by step we tread
    Till in the place beyond the tomb
    We'll mingle with the dead
    When dewy tears shall fill the eyes
    Of loved ones standing round
    God grant in mercy from on high
    A Happiness, I found.
    FINIS
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Donnachadh E. Mac Congáile
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Múinteoir
    Informant
    James Mc Loughlin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tievebrack, Co. Donegal