School: Knockerra (C.), Killimer
- Location:
- Knockerra, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Eibhlín Ní Cholgain
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0629, Page 355
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The night was dark dark cold blew the wind
And bitter fell the rain
As Bessie left her lonely home
She came not back again.II
She left her mothers widow side
Neired feared the wind nor cold
The girl was young and fair to see
But love had made her bold.III
The night was spent and day did dawn
And Bessie was not home
Which caused her fiends to wonder.
Where Bessie thus could roam.IV
At length he mother started up
She cried in accents wild
I search the country o'er o'er
To find my darling childV
For three long dreary weeks she spent
In wandering up and down
Her journey proved of no avail(continues on next page)
