School: Latsey
- Location:
- Leacht Suí Bolgadáin, Co. an Chabháin
- Teacher: Jean Paul
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- (continued from previous page)Fare you well river banks, where with school mates I've sported,
And oft lay reclining when tired of play,
And slept to the murmurs of yon limpid waters
That round Stonybetter* meandering stray.
* The banks of the stream flowing at the foot of Killcloughlin Hill.
V
Fare you well Kliiaclaughlan, your whins now in blossom,
And you lonely thatched cottage where oft I did stray
To spend a night cheery, with my lassie near me,
But now I must leave her to cross o'er the sea.
VI
While looking around from this dear spot of ground,
Through the morning's gray mist now I take a last view,
Of the sweet sunny plain where I first met my Jean
Among the green bushes of green Kilnacrew.
VII
Oh green hills of Latchey, (Latsey) I ne'er can forget you,
When afar in the west I in sorrow repine
And dream of companions who yearly assemble
To honour the heroes that fell at the Boyne.(continues on next page)
