School: Ladhar an Chrompáin (roll number 14998)

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1. The Ancient Castle of Listowel (continued)

   

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   And she urged the gallant steed to plunge into the roaring Feale, Swiftly they were born downwards, by the faithful gallant steed But a treacherous current caught them and they sank beneath the Feale. VIII And the wretched parent wanders, up and down the pebbly strand, Calling on his own dear Annie to came back and take his hand, But the wild birds only answer: "She is here beneath the foam, She has gone from thee forever; she shall ne'er return home".

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2. A Slave's Dream

   

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   I had a dream, a happy dream, I dreamt that I was free,
   That in my own dear land again a home there was for me.
   Savana's tide dashed bravely on, I saw wave roll o'er wave,
   But when in full delight I woke, and found myself a slave.

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