School: Collon (B.) (roll number 14578)
- Location:
- Collon, Co. Louth
- Teacher: B. Mac Searraigh
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Local Song
“Your lovers fair to draw me near ¶ attend to my narration”
Collon sweet plantationI
Yout lovers fair to draw me near, attend to my narration,
while I relate my dreadfull state, and love-sick situation
I must deplore I'm wounded sore, I'm in disconsolation,
Since I espied young Anne Mc Bride, In Collon sweet plantation.II
Her sparkling eyes did me entice and tore my heart assunder
Her golden hair beyond compare
Its lustre made me wonder,
Her skin so white, it dimmed my sight.
the with great concideration,
For help I cried to Anne Mc Bride
In Collon sweet plantation.III
In chanting dame behold a swain
Whom you have captuated,
Your matchless frame, has caused me pain
and has me ruinated
Tis in your power,(continues on next page)- Collector
- P. Brown
- Address
- Collon, Co. Louth
- Informant
- Mr F. Taaffee
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Collon, Co. Louth