School: An t-Éadan Mór
- Location:
- Edenmore, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: S. Mac Philib
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0960, Page 162
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- (continued from previous page)162By Billies pound I rambled round
The meadows green to view
Where the cowslips and the daisies
Are lightly tipped with dew
Where the primrose and the blue-bell
And violets close their breasts
And the honey bee I'll tell to thee
Flies home to take her rest
The milk maid with her heavy pail
Homeward she winds her way
And lowing herds forsake their shades
At the closing of the day.
A damsel fair beyond compare
Came sweeping down the line.
With robe of silk and costly wear
Like a jewel she did shine
Had Paris seen the maid serene
She appeared so free from care
The Greecian Queen he would distain
And stop the Trojan war
Her eyes were like the diamonds bright
And her cheeks were like the rose.
She's the model of all nature
And the pride of Ankel (Anketell) grove.
It's carelessly I did advance
To accost the blooming maid.
While on the plain she stood a while(continues on next page)
