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School: Glendalough

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Glendalough, Co. Wicklow
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Bean Uí Ghabhann
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  1. An Old Song (continued)

    “Of vale and rock around Glendalough, and friends that dwell amoung in other days in simple praise”

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    (continued from previous page)
    Within Poultandrum's wave
    Tho' friends were near who loved him dear
    His life they could not save.
    (III)

    Ah comrade fast of days now past
    Oh why was Fate so cruel
    How often o'er those rocks asthore
    You played around that pool
    We little thought t'would be our lot
    To see that gloomy hour
    They brought you home a corpse mo bhrón
    Your life beyond our power

    (IV)
    In death he sleeps but memory keeps
    Its vigil ever true we mourn our loss but bear our cross
    Our prayers assend for you
    Then add not tears to woman's fears
    A mother's heart hard wrung
    Pray heavens gate admit his soul
    Gods Holy Will be done

    ( composed by J. W. Duffy )

    Máire Fairsing
    Ath-na-mBó
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máire Fairsing
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Annamoe, Co. Wicklow
    Informant
    John Fortune
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    48
    Occupation
    Siúinéir
    Address
    Annamoe, Co. Wicklow