School: Camross, Mountrath

Location:
Camross, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Heifernáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0826, Page 144

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0826, Page 144

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    When I think of the Lily I leave in Glendine.
    V
    Young man she says you'r uneasy
    And 'tis all for the loving of me.
    So I'll fulfill your conditions and set you at ease.
    And I'll ramble the world with you where you please.
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  2. Castletown Dale.
    I
    One morning alone ‘twas for pleasure I sported
    And down by the groves where the wild fowl resorted,
    So charmed was I with their tunes so melodious
    Of the warbling thrush and the sweet nightingale,
    The turtle dove mates their sweet times were repeating
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Breen
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    67
    Address
    Aghduff, Co. Laois
    Informant
    Michael Ryan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    80
    Address
    Carrowreagh, Co. Laois