School: Cill Mhuire (C.), Oileán Ciarraí (roll number 10395)

Location:
Kilmurry, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Máiréad Pléimeann
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0449, Page 094

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0449, Page 094

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    Killanama graveyard it stands there so gay
    Where the Earl of Desmond lay cold in his clay
    From the townland of Foyle where Philip céad bó
    Carried on his old thievery long long ago.
    The townlands of Coom, Ballinand Knockatee
    Were always the haunts of the breathnach bean sidhe
    Not forgetting Leap Doody Kilcusnan and grawn
    Ballyplymoth glenlarhan and lovely Kilquane
    Where the fox and the badger and the hare always play
    At the foot of
    Crocán mountain all through the day
    Now I have mentioned your numerous charms
    O Cordal dear Cordal I save you from harm
    But alas lovely Cordal I am going far from you
    Likewise from my parents and neighbours so true
    Alas lovely Cordal I am going far from thee
    To seek out a fortune and a home over the sea.
    Before I will leave you I bid you my darling
    O Cordal dear Cordal "The Top of the Morning.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Bill Murphy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Coom, Co. Kerry