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1. Drumkeeran Waterfall

   

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   I
   There is a spot beside Drumkeerin,
   That to me is most endearing,
   The sound I think I am hearing,
   Fond memories to recall;
   Of the days I used to wander,
   Through hill's and fences yonder,
   As each moment I grew fonder,
   Of the dear old water fall.
   II
   The school house in the hallow,
   And the master's voice so mellow,
   Told us how he'd follow,
   If we touched the water fall,
   When twelve o'clock was sounded,
   To the road we quickly bounded,
   The black gate we quickly rounded,
   And we ran without a fall.
   III
   The lunch we soon dejected,
   While in the field we rested,
   After we devested, (we devested)
   We swam the water fall;
   Chorus
   Where the water fall is flowing,
   Where the flaggons green are growing,
   Where my friends are I am going -

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   History Edit

   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Brigid Corristine

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Killadiskert, Co. Leitrim

   Informant

   Joseph Gallagher

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   72

   Address

   Drumkeeran, Co. Leitrim