School: Tunnyfoyle
- Location:
- Tonyfoyle, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Bean Mhic Thréinfhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1016, Page 294
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A Song
“A young Cavan maid, at the age of sixteen”
A young Cavan maid,
At the age of sixteen,
Though the meadows,
She strayed far and wide,
While beneath an oak tree,
She sat down to rest,
With a young galent youth,
By her side.Chorus.
Saying our ships sail to-night my darling,
O my dear our meetings at length are all ever o'er,
If you love me as true as you once used to do,
You'll meet me to-night love on shore.II
When all had retired,
And gone for to rest,
Very quiet she stole out the door,
With her hat in her hand,
As she marched the long strand,
She sat down at a rock,
Near the shore.Chorus.
Saying our ships sail to-night my darling,(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Anna Philomena Meehan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Tonyfoyle, Co. Cavan