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School: Desart, Cill Choinnigh (roll number 3839)

Location:
Ballymack (Desart), Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Mary Commins
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0854, Page 131

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    “The pleasant girl of merry France ¶ Beneath the trellised vine”

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    The following song was dictated to me by the late Mr. John Commins. ex. N.T. Desart N.S.
    The peasant girl of merry France
    Beneath the trellised vine
    Watches the signal for the dance
    The broad red sun's decline
    'Tis there and forth she flies with glee
    To join the circling band
    Whilst mirthful sounds of minstrelsy
    Are heard throughout the land
    And fair Italia's peasant girl
    The Arno's banks beside,
    With myrtle flowers that shine like pearl
    Will braid at eventide
    Her raven locks and to the sky
    With eyes of liquid light
    Look up, and bid her lyre outsigh.
    Was ever land so bright?
    The peasant girl of England see
    With lip of rose dye
    Beneath her sheltering cottage tree,
    Smile on each passer-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
    Informant
    Mr. John Commins
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Teacher