School: Castleblayney (2) (roll number 10649)

Location:
Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
William Boyd
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0943, Page 421

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0943, Page 421

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  1. Two poets named William Hughes and A. Stoaps, lived in our district.
    They lived in the year 1857 and died in the year 1926 and was buried at Frankford. Amongst some of his poems was one entitled

    "Thought After a Visit to The Fane Valley in Spring"
    Fair Fane! in all the vales
    Which mark thy course along.
    The fairest is the pleasant dale
    Where I locate my song.
    'tis here thy youthful, purling stream
    Flows through it rocky passes
    Round flowing creeks by leafy shrubs
    And daisy sprinkled grasses.
    As down thy patient pebbled bed.
    Thy crystal waters glide.
    The margin of two counties.
    Love the friends, of either side.
    The lightly springing speckled trout
    Cleave thy tide like a dart.
    And safe beneath the hawthorn shade,
    defy the angler's art.
    (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
    Collector
    Leanor Hughes
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Annyart, Co. Monaghan