School: Tamhnach tSeiscinn (roll number 12778)
- Location:
- Tawnytaskin, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Aibhistín Ó Tárpaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0234, Page 165
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- Exiles Farewell to Boyle.
Farewell to Boyle its lakes and all
That span my native town
Each crystal rill and tall fair hill
That looks severely down.
The school-house o'er the river
The green isles and the mill.
And your pleasant cot, Frank Higgins
'Tis plain I see it still.
The cascades roar beside the town
Where trout and salmon play
And every thrush upon the bush
Carols its merry lay.
No more I'll roam the flowery banks
Or bird-nest in the dell
Or pluck the shamrock fresh and green
That blooms round 'Patrick's Well.
II
Farewell Lough Gara many a day.
I wandered by thy shore
To watch the boatmen set a sail.
And to hear thy waters roar.
I praise thee in my Irish heart
Thy billows lone and clear
And on thy shores there still remains
A name to Ireland dear.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- William C. Byrne
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Boyle, Co. Roscommon
