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School: Fanaid (roll number 10658)

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Fánaid, Co. Donegal
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Cáitlín Bean Uí Dhochartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1089, Page 204

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    “Come all you pretty fair maids, ¶ I hope you will draw near, ¶ Till I relate those verses few, ¶ That I have wrote down here.”

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    Farewell unto the pleasant walks, we had through Rosnakill,
    And twice farewell to the happy days we spent in Knockalla hill.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Cáitlín Bean Uí Dhochartaigh
    Gender
    Female
    Occupation
    Múinteoir
    Informant
    Hugh Mc Ateer
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 76
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Drumfad, Co. Donegal