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1. Nellie Bán (continued)

   

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   (III) Irish

   Seo mo beannacht so go Chonnacht mar ann a bhíod an greann
   Agus go dtí tusa mo Valentine agus is fada atá na sleithile' uaimh
   Trí Sliabh na mBán fionn is gur bhíonn tionnamh geal
   Do chur i coimnaibh mé

   
   Eileen Kennedy

   Written by my Grand-father

   Richard Gleeson
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2. The Dawning of the Day

   

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   At early dawn I once had been where Lenes blue waters flow And when Summer bids the leaves be green the lamp of light to glow As on by Bowel and town and tower and wide-spread fields I strayed I met a maiden in the green woods No shoe, no stocking, cap nor cloak no mantle fair she wore But down her waist were ringlets fair that swept the tall grass o'er Her milking pail was in her hand she was lovely bright and gay.

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   Language

   English

   Collector

   Eileen Kennedy

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Cill Ia, Co. Chorcaí

   Informant

   Mr Richard Gleeson

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Fionnuisce, Co. Chorcaí