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School: Ceathrú Mhic Ruaidhrí (roll number 10290)

Location:
Carrowcrory, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Bean de Crochtun
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0185, Page 0551

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    III
    It stood amid the ashes tall,
    Right by the river ere,
    And round it, stretched on every side,
    Green hedgerows far and near
    The "double ditch" by briars crown'd,
    Ran by yon hawthorn tree
    Its track along the sloping hill
    In vain I strive to see.
    IV
    Unhappy Ireland - land of woe,
    Ah, what a fate is thine!
    The children from their homestead driv'n,
    To be replaced by kine!
    Gone are the "double ditch" the cot,
    The fields, and hedgerows green
    And only fatt' ning kine are found
    Where happy homes had been.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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