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  1. A Song - The Abha na Séad

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    Fifth Standard
    A Song.
    The Abha na Séad.
    My boyhood days come back again,
    The days when as a lad,
    I waited for the Summer rain,
    To fish the Abha na Séad
    I started out with stick and pin,
    I couldn't buy a hook,
    But still I got my share of trout
    and brought them home to cook.
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    The years went by; and fitted out
    With rod and reel and flies,
    I captured more and bigger trout,
    and told some "whooping lies."
    The Abha na Séad is a lovley stream,
    Springs up in Knock- meldown
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Helen Crotty
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lismore, Co. Waterford
    Informant
    Mr Crotty
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lismore, Co. Waterford