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   VII
   Humble was her lowly cottage,
   Half way up a hidden glen,
   Which enclosed her peerless beauty,
   From the gaze of bold-eyed men,
   Knight or noble ne'er beheld her,
   On the hillside or the plain,
   Till that fatal summer morning,
   When she met the knight De Freyne.

   VIII
   He was homeward weary wending,
   The chase all day being hot and long,
   And the bell from Ross-point abbey,
   Chimed the hours for vesper song,
   When he met the startled maiden,
   'Neath the rosy evening skies,
   And was conscious of that beauty,
   Flashing from her lustrous eyes.

   IX
   It was by a mountain torrent,
   In a lone and shaded vale.
   On a slope above the rising,
   Stood the church of Ballyneale.
   There lay his departed kindred,
   De la Freyne's proud knightly race,
   Yet he swore for aye to love her,
   Kneeling in the sacred place.

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   History Edit

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Caitlín Ní Bholguidhir

   Gender

   Female

   Informant

   Brighid Ní Mhurcadha

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Ballyfoile Upper, Co. Kilkenny