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School: Gort Buidhe (roll number 14509)

Location:
Gortboy, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Gilbert Mac Gearailt
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0471, Page 034

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  1. Amhráin - Mealis

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    (I)
    To a little village in a sylvan glen
    Far away oer the briny foam
    Nestled in the sunny hills of Kerry
    My heart for aye will roam.

    (II)
    Its hawthorn trees - beautiful
    And flower'd meadows everywhere
    That fill the breeze, on a spring May morn
    With a scent, both sweet and rare.

    (III)
    The golden furze on the Cnoc hard by
    And the heather fresh and fair
    Make a home for the brown grouse,
    The rabbit and the hare.

    (IV)
    The McGillicuddy Mountains
    Carn Tuathal and the Reeks
    Stand by like watching sentinels
    With fog-plumes on their peaks..

    (V)
    The calm sequestered lakes of Cúm Caelí
    Where oft I cast a fly
    The Gaidach and the Caol Dubh
    That run on merrily by
    (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
    Daniel Cronin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gortboy, Co. Kerry