School: Cill Fhínghín (roll number 16222)

Location:
Killeeneen More, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Ceallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0033, Page 0351

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  1. Old Song

    The place which I am writing of, is in Killeenmore,

    The place which I am writing of, is in Killeeneen-More,
    Situated near the church yard, which Chromwell knocked of yore,
    He, and his thousand soldiers, came and knocked it down,
    Now it stands in an ivey ruin, in the north of Boher na h-abann.
    Both in Summer and in winter, this place is always clean,
    No dirt is found upon the ground, or an other stain,
    You'd think it is a marble hall, or a palace of renown
    I deem it is a sacred spot, sweet charming Boher na h-abann.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    2. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Glynn
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Michael Glynn
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    52
    Address
    Killeeneen More, Co. Galway
  2. A quern is two stones which was used for grinding corn long ago. The underneath stone is left on a sheet on the ground and the overhead one is pressed on it. There is a hole in the center of the top one. The wheat goes into the hole
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.