School: Béal Átha Fhinghín (B.)
- Location:
- Béal Átha Fhínín, Co. Chorcaí
- Teacher: Beircheart Seártan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0310, Page 164
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“As Flora the Queen of the morning Awakened her proud lark to sing...”
This song is about St Mary's church Enniskean. It was composed by a man named John Crowley who could not read or write. The church was built about 60 years ago.
I
As Flora the Queen of the morning
Awakened her proud lark to sing
It is carolling by sweet little warblers
All praising God their Poet and King
The valleys all round me were shining
The silver streams scouring the plain
The bright lamp of Heaven was shining
On the Imaculate Conception by name
II
There are numbers assembled this morning
On Sunday the seventh of May
of Clergymen handsome and charming
And likewise good Bishop O'Hea
In the midst stood great Bishop Delaney
That laid the first foundation stone
He is kind to the poor late and early
And a friend to the Pontiff of Rome(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eoin Ó Cruadhlaoich
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Béal Átha Fhínín, Co. Chorcaí
- Informant
- Seamus Mac Cárthaigh
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Occupation
- Saor adhmaid
- Address
- Béal Átha Fhínín, Co. Chorcaí