School: Garrysallagh
- Location:
- Garrysallagh (O'Reilly), Co. Cavan
- Teacher: P. Greally
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0989, Page 150
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- (continued from previous page)Who started as the watch dog's howl.
For on the shore seemed threatening danger.But yet one feeling cheered his heart,
While every other hope departed, -
All powerful love's diffusing dart
Gave life one charm though broken hearted
For oer the waves, high on the shore,
Proud Ross displayed it's lofty towers,
Where she who cheered his lone heart's core
Oft wandered in its peaceful bowers.
Sebanna was the fair one named -
The proud Black Barron's only daughter,
For tender love and fondness famed;
Yet lovers all in vain besought her.In seasons mild 'twas her delight
To wander thro' her native bowers
In the calm silence of the night,
And must away the harmless hours,
Once as along the foam-crowned shore,
Beneath the moon's pale silver glowing,
She stood to hear the waters roar,
And well responding boatmen rowing.
The waves were still, the rower's song
Died softly on the glistening billow,(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Fanny Somers
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Mount Nugent, Co. Cavan
