School: Dún an Ochta (Buachaillí)
- Location:
- Eyrecourt, Co. Galway
- Teachers: Séamus Mac a' Bhuidhe Úna Ní Laighidh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0056, Page 0098
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- (continued from previous page)(Chorus)How dark I thought the vision
That stood and vowed us two
And nine times I kissed her ruby lips
Young Mary from Bellview.Oh we walked and we talked together
'Till we came to Laurence's gate
Go in dear Mary I said
And don't be the least afraid.You may sigh, and you may cry until you die
But your footsteps I'll pursue
In spite of fate I'll call again
And count you in Bellview.If I had all the money
That Seymour has in store
Or all the earliest treasure
That lies in Ballamore.
How freely I would grant it
And bestow it all on you
To sleep one night with you, my child
In the slate-house in Bellview.One evening as we were walking(continues on next page)
