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School: Doire Clathach (roll number 11931)

Location:
Derryclogh Upper, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Éamonn Mac Firbisigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0299, Page 458

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  1. Unpublished Songs - The Foreign Soil

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    1
    Far far away from my native land
    With a heavy heart and a weary hand
    My time is wasted in care and toil
    And my bones shall lie in a foreign soul
    2
    Tis little I thought that a few short years
    Would quench my bliss in a tide of tears
    To see me flying oe'r the ocean foam
    Like a lovely bird from a ruined home.
    3
    The grass grows high in my cottage floor
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mícheál Mac Cártaig
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dromasta, Co. Cork