School: Kildalkey (C.) (roll number 868)

Location:
Kildalkey, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Máire Nic Dhiarmada
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0695, Page 158

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  1. Sweet Ballyfallon's floral lawn
    Now dons the robes of Spring,
    The song-birds in yon nodding woods
    Once more in concert sing -
    To listen to their choiral notes
    Oft hither did I rove;
    Hail! Newtown vales and pleasant dales
    Around the Dark Pine Grove.
    Here foxes, hares and feather game
    Sport o'er the landscape wide,
    And here the glowing milk-maids songs
    Resound at eventide -
    Here first I met with milking pails
    The maiden whom I love -
    Hail! Newtown vales and pleasant dales
    Around the Dark Pine Grove.
    Though poets praise fair Italy
    I never heed their dreams,
    (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