Scoil: Piercetown (C.) (uimhir rolla 8690)

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1. Maura Alanna - The Pride of the Lee

   

   Roinn Roinn Postáil

   Composed by Francis Whelan Piercestown, Drinagh, Co Wexford
   still alive

   Maura Alanna

   The Pride of the Lee

   The sun clouds of even,
   Were spreading in heaven,
   Their purple veils o'er the flower bosom of Mary,
   A wierd fairy shade to the landscape, was given,
   As sunsets red glories were fading away,
   Where a vision more tender,
   Than twilight's soft splendour,
   Did o'er my rapt spirit in extasy flee,
   Far sweeter than Mana 'twas Maura Alanna,
   The young primrose queen of the blue winding Lee,

   Her bosom was star'd with a bunch of primroses
   Her dear sweet companions in childhood and joy,
   To her fairy like form they lent a such charm,
   Like a golden cloud hung on a rosy May sky,
   These flowers with this maiden were handmaids from Eden.
   All seeming in bloom with cheeks to agree,
   The seem'd glad to attend here,

   (leanann ar an chéad leathanach eile)

   

   Tras-scríofa ag duine dár meitheal tras-scríbhneoirí deonacha.

   Stair Athraigh

   Teanga

   Béarla

   Bailitheoir

   Maura Whelan

   Inscne

   Baineann

   Seoladh

   Baile an Phiarsaigh, Co. Loch Garman

   Faisnéiseoir

   Francis Whelan

   Inscne

   Ní fios

   Seoladh

   Baile an Phiarsaigh, Co. Loch Garman