School: Eidhneach
- Location:
- Inagh, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Sr Mac Gearachaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0611, Page 213
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- (continued from previous page)constant as a dove.
O‘ Daughter dear, I’m not severe, hear is a thousand pounds.
Send O’Reilly to America and purchase there some ground.
When she got the money to Reilly she did run. Here is a thousand pounds in gold my mama sent to you.
So sail away to America and I will follow you.
When O’Reilly got the money you know next day he sailed away. And when he put his foot on board
Those words to her did say, Here is a token of my love and break it into two.
And have this heart and have this ring until I find out you.
O’Reilly, he came back again for to take his love away.
The ship got wrecked, her hands got lost, and the father grieved(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Nellie Duggan
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Kitty Glynn
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Maghera, Co. Clare
