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School: Corrabha (Curravagh)

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Curraghvah, Co. Cavan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0965, Page 337

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  1. A Song

    “Pray wait awhile my weeping child the cause of all the waiting”

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    Pray wait awhile my weeping child the cause of all the wailing
    Which I can hear throughout the land from Cuilcagh to Lough Allen
    He's dead, he's dead"it is the cry the Star o County Cavan
    Glangevlin'pride brave Pat Maguire, the flower of Derrylahan
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    When the summer months enlivened all creation
    It was then alas, our flower drooped and withered through the Autumn
    But when December winds did howl like a demon of pollution
    Oh sad to say the 10th day did prove his dissolution
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brighid Ní Shiordan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrick West, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    John Sheeran
    Gender
    Male