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School: Baile na Cille, Roscrea (roll number 10350)

Location:
Ballynakill, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
F. Bergin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0548, Page 085

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  1. Local Songs

    “Dear one my friend to you I send ¶ A greeting kind and true,”

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    In Summer time when fields were Green ,
    And flowers bedecked each tree,
    In through Roscrea I made my way ,
    A fair one for to see.
    Her beauty did entice me
    I stood a while to gaze ,
    May the Lord above protect my love,
    While I sing in her praise
    Her fair smiling countenance , her curling locks of hair ,
    Queen Ellen bright , Queen Ann of night
    None with her could compare,
    She is altogether beautiful ,
    She has wounded my heart sore,
    O! Nellie dear , now pity me ,
    And I will ask no more.
    Be easy now young man she says
    Your talk lies all in vain,
    For if my father came to hear ,
    You surely will get great blame
    (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
    Collector
    Frances Meagher
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballynakill, Co. Tipperary