School: Donore (roll number 6668)
- Location:
- Donore, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Maighréad Nic Eóin
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0682, Page 076
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- 'Twas last July as I passed by,
Resolved to see the strand,
I was compelled, where beauty dwells,
To come to a long stand.
Fair, pure delight did me invite,
To enter on that ground,
To view that place, that vale of peace,
The Glen of Mornington.It happened to be, on that same day,
The family of the Glen,
Home from abroad, but still on board,
Was soon expected in.
The flags were floating in the air,
and the bands commenced to play,
As the "Colleen Bawn" shot round the nook
And entered the Boyne Bay.Loud gun-shots broke from hill and slope
To hail their safe return.
The servants all, in the grand hall, With joy their hearts did yearn.
And gladness beaming in their eyes
As they assembled in.
Saying, "You're welcome home, no more to roam,
From your sweet, lovely Glen."(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mathew Lynch
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Platin, Co. Meath
