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1. Local Songs - Farewell to Boyle

   

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   Farewell to Boyle.

   I
   "Farewell to Boyle, to lakes and all,
   That span my native town,
   Each crystal rill and tall fair hill
   That looks serenely down;
   That school-house o'er the river.
   The green islands 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 bind-nest in the dell,
   Or pluck the shamrock fresh and green
   That bloom 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 the waters roar.
   I praise thee in my Irish heart
   Thy bellows lone and clear
   And on thy shores there still remain

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. poetry
         1. folk poetry (~9,504)

   Language

   English

   Informant

   Patrick Hynes

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Boyle, Co. Roscommon