School: Baile an Doirín (C) (roll number 7552)

Location:
Ballinderreen, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Treasa Bean Uí Bheirn
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    II
    The avenue that leads to it
    Is shaded on each side
    With ever-greens and sturdy trees
    Where singing birds abide
    The fragrant flowers are springing up
    To paint the spot they own
    The Almighty hand has blessed the land
    Up Charming Sweet Tyrone
    III
    My third keen view was on the doom
    How rare it was to see
    A mansion built of artful style
    O there is none like the
    It is decorated all inside
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Flannery
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    John Flannery
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    48
    Address
    Ballinderreen, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Michael Fahy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    78
    Address
    Cartron, Co. Galway