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School: Killallon (roll number 5207)

Location:
Boherard, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Stiophán Ó Scalaighe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0715, Page 469

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    “Killallon hill in storied Meath”

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    Killallon hill in storied Meath
    Look rather royal plain
    To where afar in distant blue
    Bloom Dublin's mountain chain
    But nearer still by woodlands skirt
    Rise Tara's ramparts high
    The fairest scene where e're you stray
    Beneath an irish sky.
    And in Killallon's lonely hill
    A stately church has stood
    With towering belfrey old and grey
    Above the beech(am) wood
    Has stood for just twice forty years
    This Church so old and grey
    The dearest spot on earth to me
    And thousands far away.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Hugh King
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Michael Briody
    Gender
    Male