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School: Áth na gClaidheamh (roll number 10537)

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Annagleve, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
S. Mac Domhnaill
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  1. Local Songs - Lord Blayney's Demesne

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    As I strayed on a fine April evening,
    For to taste the sweet fragrance of Spring,
    As the meadows with daisies were covered
    And the hedges with music did sing
    I heard from beneath a green willow,
    Like the sigh of a bosom in pain
    As I walked I discovered two lovers
    All alone in Lord Blayney's Demesne.
    Chorus
    Oh, Mary far distant I wander
    And to-morrow I leave you in pain
    Oh, but sad was the heart of two lovers
    That strayed through Lord Blayney's Demesne.
    II
    But wherever I go lovely Mary
    Your image my bosom shall wear
    Until death come cold and oblivient
    Thy heart I shall cherish with care
    When the foes all surround me in battle
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Marcella Loughran
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    Cavanaguillagh, Co. Monaghan