School: St Theresa's, Coachford (roll number 14022)

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   “In the Paridh of Aghabullogue, in a place called Glounaglough situated in the South West of Rylane lived two men, cousins John Thomas Gleeson and Peter Golden...”

   

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   song "Bold Thady Quill" and several others. North West of Rylane are the famous Bogra hills and when Peter Golden sailed for America he took a "sod" of turf with him and composed that song of which the following are the words and he sent them home to some of his very old neighbours.
   I. I'm sitting watching the coal fires burning
   My mind and thoughts they being far from here
   For fancy penance is now returning
   To where Cork's dear old peaks appear
   Oh! hills your bleak majestic splendour
   You are by far much more dear to me
   My memory awakens with thoughts more tender
   Than all the beauty that here I see
   Your city sights may be grand and glowing
   But oh! with sadness my heart it fills
   What a flood of memory it bring all o'er me
   That sod of turf from the Bogra hills.
   II
   One sod of turf that with deep devotion
   I brought it home as a souvenier
   Twas little I thought when beyond the ocean
   One day 'twould cause me to shed a tear
   But sure this tear it may ne'er stop flowing
   Thinking of Ireland's valleys and dells
   Or would it keep my mind from going
   Across the dear old Bogra hills.

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   History Edit

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Dan Dineen

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Áth an Chóiste, Co. Chorcaí

   Informant

   Miss Nora Cooney

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   c. 25

   Occupation

   Barmaid

   Address

   Réileán, Co. Chorcaí