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School: Clonin, Mountrath (roll number 15932)

Location:
Clonin, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Bean Uí Bhraoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0825, Page 423

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0825, Page 423

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  1. The Red Banks

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    How oft on the Red Banks sweet Lacca to rove,
    And to view the gay prospects with her that love
    Where the last rays of sunshine thy beauty disclose
    And the winds and the waters are hushed in repose.
    On thy beds of sweet posies I have leaned or'r and oe'r
    Thy groves I sauntered and thy pearly shore.
    But gone are my blisses no longer I'll rove
    Nor feast on the kisses of her that I love.
    A rival now banquets on that precious shore
    And presses the bosom which I did adore
    But may she be happy though sorrowed I be
    And green be those valleys I never will see.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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