School: Ballymore (C.) (roll number 7444)
- Location:
- Ballymore, Co. Westmeath
- Teachers: K. Kavanagh Mrs Kearney
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0743, Page 410
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Oh give me a hearing and none of your cheering,
While I am singing this rough composed theme,
For the meeter of heir not one pin do I care,
Long live Henry Camel, and long may he reign.
For friend or for neighbour he would do his endeavour
To see them alright with a hearty good will,
And round Halston Hall he was loved by them all,
And all that resided round Dalystown Hill.II
Now missy is married, not long has she tarried
She waits on the suitor with her lily white hand.
This lovely young fairone, this fairone, this brightone this rearone she is wed to her, own choice. The noble young bon in the the haunting fields oft.
Our hats we had off as missy went skiming
or wallfence and shrill she led them with
speed with her charging brown steed and
She brought the brush home to Daleystown Hill.III
Now crowds ran to meet them they are(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Maisie Gibney
- Gender
- Female
