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School: Sean-Achaidh (roll number 12887)

Location:
Seanachaidh, Co. Mayo
Teachers:
Mícheál P. Ó Gallachobhair Seán Ó Dubhthaigh
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    Of the home I left behind
    V
    When I was leaving my native town
    Its there I parted from my friends
    At the crossroads of Carrowmore
    As I viewed along the train
    Many thoughts ran through my mind
    For the heaviest thought of all
    Was the home I left behind
    VI
    Then I walked until I came to Queenstown Quay
    I entered there as a passenger
    Bound for America
    To cross the wide Atlantic
    Into a foreign clime
    I bid "adieu" to Ireland
    And the home I left behind
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Seán Ó Dubhthaigh
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Tomás Ó Maolálaigh
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Occupation
    Feirmeoir
    Address
    Cnocán na Líne, Co. Mayo