School: Rathcarran (roll number 4370)
- Location:
- Ráth Chairn, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Caitlín Ní Chonnachtáin
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0697, Page 241
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- I
A mother came while stars were paling,
Wailing round the lonely Spring.
Thus she cried while tears were falling
Calling on the fairy King
"While with spells my child caressing
Courting him with fairy joy,
Why destroy a mother's blessing
Wherefore steal my baby boy?"
II
O'er the mountains through the wildwoods
Where his child - hood loved to play.
Where the flowers are freshly springing
There I wander day by day.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Brigid Cusack
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs Cusack
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- c. 45
- Address
- Baile Mhistéil, Co. Meath
