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School: Longford (roll number 12683)

Location:
Longford, Co. Longford
Teacher:
R. Mac Riocaird
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0768, Page 069

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  1. Old Longford

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    Once more upon the bridge I stand
    Beneath the Camlin flows
    A crescent o'er the gloomy mill
    Dim light around me throws
    A silhouette the lengthy street
    Banks shops courthouse hotels
    And borne upon the evening breeze
    The sweet chimes of St. Mels.
    How hath all grown so very small
    It surely seemed not so
    When I beheld it as a boy
    Some forty years ago
    In strange array unceasingly
    Familiar forms appear
    Familiar sounds confusedly
    Engage my busy ear
    Long sunflecked rows of Standings gleam
    With guady trinkets bright
    Delph, Bundles of tin porringers
    Flash in the morning light
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Robert E. Pritchard
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mrs Coote
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Longford, Co. Longford