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School: Caitrín Naomhtha, Eachdhruim (roll number 14423)

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Aughrim, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Ceocháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0029, Page 0489

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  1. Dan from Connemara (continued)

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    (continued from previous page)
    from Connemara
    With matches in his hand
    In the frost and snow I stand
    So tonight I'm left alone and broken-hearted.
    Chorus
    "Seo a Chuisle Gheal mor Chroidhe
    Won't you buy a box from me
    and you'll have the prayers of poor
    old Dan O'Hara.
    Sure it's fifty years and more
    Since i sowed acres by the score,
    The finest land you ever
    Ran a plough through.
    But the landlord as you know
    made our poor home go
    So tonight I'm left along broken hearted.
    Soe a chuisle gheal mo croidhe, etc., etc.
    It was in the year of ninety-four
    (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
    Cecil Moloney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Aughrim, Co. Galway