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  1. A Song - The Maid of Magheracloone

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    1
    You maidens all both great and small
    Come listen unto me
    Till I relate the hardships great
    Of my sad misery
    I was courted by a comely lad
    That left me very soon
    A broken hearted maiden
    On the hills of Magheracloone.
    2
    There was many the summer evening
    Beneath the hawthorn tree
    When listening to his merry tales
    Of innocence and glee
    But now also those faltering words
    Had nearly proved my ruin
    And left me broken hearted
    On the hills of Magheracloone.
    3
    The winter its now past and gone
    The spring is drawing near
    Its with the tomb my heart has grown
    Both grim and sincere
    (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
    Margaret Duffy
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    Drumeague, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    James Mc Intyre
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Address
    Corravilla, Co. Cavan