School: Áth Treasna (C.) (roll number 16648)
- Location:
- Áth Trasna, Co. Chorcaí
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Mhurthile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0353, Page 032
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“Where here upon the deck I stand.”
Where here upon the deck I stand.
And view the fading shore.
What thought of home and loving friends.
That I will see no more.
Of kindly deeds and plesant smiles.
A fast the tears flow down.
While thinking now of friends who dwell.
In dear Newmarket town.
II
Shall I no more gaze on those hills.
Or roam yon mountain wide.
Or stray along the Dalue banks.
I trod when but a child.
Or view the sun on Mount Hillary Height.
Light up the heather brown
Before twould fling its fare-well beams
In dear Newmarket town.
III
And if this exile should return
To Erins lovely shore.
Shall I be as welcome then
As I was in days of yore.
Among the well remembered paths(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Máire T. Ní Conail
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An tOileán, Co. Chorcaí
- Informant
- Mrs John O' Connell
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An tOileán, Co. Chorcaí