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School: Termonfeckin (roll number 16209)

Location:
Termonfeckin, Co. Louth
Teacher:
T. Ó Corcoráin
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  1. Local Songs - The Wedding Bells

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    The Wedding bells.
    I
    The Sexton stood one Sabbath Morning
    With a belfry grand
    Waiting a signal from the Church
    With Bell rope in his hand
    As in the house of worship stood
    A young and lovely pair
    To pledge their throth for ever more
    Each others love to share
    /2/
    Then down the ile there came
    A man with quick and eager tread
    And pointing to the trembling bride
    Those words he calmly said
    "Those wedding bells shall not ring out
    She is an others bride"
    I saw her at the altar rails we stood
    There side by side
    /3/
    (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
    Marea Synott
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Balfeddock, Co. Louth
    Informant
    Mrs Synott
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Balfeddock, Co. Louth