School: Gaduidhe Dubh (C.)

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1. Clonmany Asthore (continued)

   

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   (II)

   In towering splendour proud Buliba raises
   Its high mountain peak to the blue summer sky;
   And ere’s lowering shadows fold gently around it
   And shroud its rough crest, as the clouds hurry by.
   Tall Raghthan looks down from his vigilant station
   On Tullagh’s bright waves as (-) break on the shore,
   His dark towering form stands as sentinel keeping
   A watch o’er Dunaff and the hill of Mamore.

   
   (III)

   Glenevin unfoldeth her fair scenes of beauty
   The curlew calls forth from its rough mountain pass

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. genre
      1. poetry
         1. folk poetry (~9,504)

   Language

   English

   Location

   Clonmany, Co. Donegal

   Collector

   Bella Doherty

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Magheramore, Co. Donegal