School: Gleann Iascaigh (roll number 16363)

Location:
Bellafarney, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Bríd, Bean Uí Cheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0167, Page 0605

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  1. In a cosy thatched cot in my own native spot
    There's a picture in fancy I trace,
    Just an oldfashioned scene that will ever live green,
    And that changes can never efface.
    When my old father sat in his oldfashioned chair,
    When the kindly old neighbours would come
    There we spent the night long in story and song.
    By that oldfashioned fireside at home.
    Chorus
    So I'll sing you a song of the days I was young,
    Ere poverty forced me to room,
    For in sadness I sigh for the dear days gone by,
    By that oldfashioned fireside at home.
    II
    When we met on the floor when the day's toil was o'er,
    Merry colleens and boys from the Glen,
    There we spent youth's bright days in
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    John E. Gallagher
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gleneasky, Co. Sligo