School: Bullach

Location:
Castlerea, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Máire Ní Fhlannagáin
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    The sun behind the western hill
    Was sinking to the sea;
    The darksome shades were falling fast
    On prairie lawn and lee.
    The night winds rave now violently,
    On Croghans royal hill,
    And solitude now reigns supreme
    By streamlet lake and rill.
    Thou glorious moon whose silvery light
    Shines fair o'er Innisfail,
    And brightens like a watch-fires light
    Each mountain hill and dale:
    Ah! loiter near that bounding ark,
    That cleaves the billows roar,
    And bears from Innisfail and me
    Young Annie Bán Asthore.
    II
    Though music strains were pealing sweet
    Through lone Kilcorkeys shades,
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English