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School: Lismacaffry

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Lismacaffry, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Ml. Ó Gamhna
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  1. A Song - Old Clonmore

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    I cannot praise with voice or pen how well I love my home.
    I would not with it now exchange in wealthier lands to roam;
    Because it is in Erin's Isle though humble it may be;
    Dear old Clonmore, sweet old Clonmore I'd live and die with thee.
    In childhood's bright and happy hours I've roamed thy fields so green,
    Neath thy rows of ash and groves of beech the sweetest to
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Tom Sullivan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    56
    Address
    Clonmore, Co. Westmeath