School: Cluain Tuirc (C.)
- Location:
- Cloonturk, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Máire Ní Gharaidh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0217, Page 064
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- I live in a townland.
And we all know it well.
And from the flowers that grow in it
There comes a fragrant smell.
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Beneath its hilltops stands a lake.
Smooth are its waters, though noise they can make.
Calm are the breezes that fan our cheeks.
But oft times shelter we have to seek.
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There are many gay children in this townland.
And many a time they gather on the strand.
Here they make castles and play many games.
Admired especially by a grey haired old dame.
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Rabbits and hares some wild and some tame.
May be seen frisking in fields or bog lanes.
Cloonbroney has all that nature can claim(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Bridie Mc Garry
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 11
