School: Cill Cruim / Killocrim (roll number 17072)

Location:
Killacrim, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Micheál Óg Ó Catháin
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  1. In the cry of the seagull as he winged his solitary flight over the Atlantic waves, in the shriek of the eagle as he wheeled the heights of the Kerry mountains, in the note of the thrastle as she sang her evening lay in the woods of Slieve Gort, in the roar of the cataract as it foamed and splashed down the rocky ravine, in the sob of the ocean as it beat unceasingly against the cliffs of Achill, in the sigh of the wind as it moved, ghostlike, through the oaks of Derrybawn - in all these sounds the ancient Gael heard a music unheard by other men, all these sounds spoke to his inmost heart in whispers mysterious but half understood.
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    solitary solitary shriek shriek heights heights
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tomás Mac Sithigh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killacrim, Co. Kerry