School: Stonetown, Louth (roll number 16431)

Location:
Stonetown Lower, Co. Louth
Teacher:
P. Ó Dubháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0668, Page 251

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    Said I to her my charming maid
    Can I grant you relief
    For I would die to sooth your sigh
    Or alleviate your grief
    'Neath a fallin' sky my Irish boy
    Is fighting on the plain
    May God above may send back my love
    Down by the river Fane.
    I was by the side of John McBride
    When your lover was laid low
    I seen him fall by a cannon ball
    One evening in Glensour
    To his bedside before he died
    Your lover called on me
    And he made my bring this broken ring
    To you across the sea
    He told me when I'd see you
    His faith for to explain
    That no more he'd talk or with you walk
    Down by the river Fane.
    Jewels of gold and wealth untold
    And servants by your side
    So be content and give consent
    To be my future bride
    Had you wealth untold or England's gold
    (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
    Collector
    Eileen Bellew
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs E. Clinton
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    38
    Address
    Rosslough, Co. Louth