School: Ladhar an Chrompáin (roll number 14998)

Location:
Lyracrumpane, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Súilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0407, Page 267

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0407, Page 267

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  1. XML School: Ladhar an Chrompáin
  2. XML Page 267
  3. XML “Ar Éirinn Ní Neosfainn Cé Hí”
  4. XML “In Lone Canadian Woods”

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  1. (continued from previous page)
    IV
    When I shall call her my own, and married we both then shall be,
    Like a king and a queen on a throne we shall live in sweet unity.
    We shall build up a home of our own and be at our own liberty
    And then her name shall be known as Éirinn ní neosfainn cé hí.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. (1)
    He rests within his cabin,
    A woodsman tired an weary
    And whiles away in pensive mood
    The dark long night and dreary.

    (2)
    He dreams of home neath Irish skies
    And now a cottage lonely
    Till sadly from his faded eyes
    The tear-drops trickled slowly

    (3)
    He sees afar his Kerry hills
    The mountain, that old shadow.
    The winding wandering rippling rills
    The dewy scented meadow.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eilís Ní Churáin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lyracrumpane, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Tadhg O Curáin
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    Over 50
    Address
    Lyracrumpane, Co. Kerry