School: Broadford
- Location:
- Broadford, Co. Clare
- Teacher: M. Fitzpatrick
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0585, Page 227
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- By the village of Quin on a Candlemas Day,
And just at the Abbey Hotel,
I heard a clear sound, went for miles all around,
'Twas the sweet sounding tone of a bell.How could I pass, 'twas the bell for the Mass,
I went into the chapel to pray;
And I felt as if Angels conveyed me for miles
From the village of Quin on that day.The village is neat, with a long winding street,
Almost every home and hotel;
And the people so gay, in flocks go to pray,
At the sweet sounding tone of the bell.In the village so neat on that Candlemas Day,
By the muse of the mind I was guided;
And I silently prayed for the souls far away
Who built the beautiful Abbey beside it.If I were a poet I would take off my coat
To write of the pious holy men
In letters of gold, they were brave men of old,(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Martin Kennedy
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Smith
- Address
- Violethill, Co. Clare
