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School: Tóin an tSeanbhaile

Location:
Tóin an tSeanbhaile, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Pádhraic Mac Pháidín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0086, Page 322

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    rock-girded islands
    Like nature proclaiming them kings of the main.
    Dear "Glen of the Oaks" with the garden of roses,
    Where the wild birds ever sing, and the breezes are mild,
    Embosomed in mountains thy beauty reposes
    Like Fairyland opening in midst of the wild.
    Oh! for some bard to sing of thy praises,
    Isle of romance, with thy wild fairy lore,
    Or to weave the loose threads into heart-rending story,
    In numbers sublime like our own green Slievemore.
    If the sunshine of Genius around thee were smiling
    How many from afar to thy bosom would flee;
    But for me has thy solitude charms more beguiling
    Than if fashion had made thee her
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mr Patrick Cafferkey
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Doogort, Co. Mayo