School: Doire Ó gCuanaigh (roll number 8991)
- Location:
- Derrygoony, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: L. Mac Áinlighe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0940, Page 202
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Song (continued)
“I was taken along with”
(continued from previous page)For Old Ireland is your country and your name shall be Molloy
IV
From England to America across the seas I roamed
And every shilling that I made sure I sent it home
My mother could not write but this came from father Boyce
"Heaven bless you Pat,
I heard my mothers voice
And now I am going home as poor as I began,
To make a happy girl of Molly sure I think I can
My pockets they are empty but my heart is full of joy.
For old Ireland is your country, and my name is Pat Molloy.
Song
“It was in the Summer”
It was in the summer season a Sunday afternoon
To a loyal habitation by the(continues on next page)