School: Sisters of Charity Convent N.S., Bealach an Doirín
- Location:
- Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: An tSr. Seosamh Ní Cheallaigh
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Poem
“I'm bound to leave sweet Edmonstown....”
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Poem
Im bound to leave sweet Edmonstown,
Indeed against my will,
To leave all in this country,
My eyes with tears do fill.
But I trust in God that I'll come back,
To see my friends once more,
In the lovely shades of edmonstown,
Down by Lough Gara's shore.
II
With its ivy-coated door,
T'was erected by out forefathers
In the cruel days of yore,
It was not cut down (G) by Cromwell,(continues on next page)- Collector
- May Reid
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Mrs M. Reid
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon