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School: Ballyduff B. N. School

Location:
Ballyduff, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Tadhg Ó Leathlobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0415, Page 120

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  1. Sweet Kate of Ballyduff

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    I
    One eve of late I hapt to stray,
    Down by a purling rill,
    The salmon there did sport & play,
    The doves did coo and bill.
    The lovely lambkins sported round
    Their dams they were enough,
    But loveliest creature I saw there
    Was "Kate of Ballyduff."
    II
    I will not praise her amber locks,
    Or yet her figure neat,
    Her rosy cheeks, her honeyed lips,
    Her graceful form and feet,
    Her snow-white bosom met my gaze
    I saw and, twas enough
    In love's cruel chain I now remain
    With "Kate of Ballyduff."
    III
    My brother bards may paint their dears
    In melody's sweetest lay,
    But here in pain poet's skill
    Could in any form display,
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