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School: Mín Charraigeach (roll number 7188)

Location:
Meencargagh, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Caitlín Nic Ghiolla Uain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1096, Page 153

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  1. The Hills of Barnesmore

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    I am a jolly rover,
    I’ve roved both up and down,
    I’ve been in all the cities
    And in most of all the towns;
    I’ve been in Londonderry
    and around its northern shore
    But I never yet saw anything
    Could compare with the Hills of Barnesmore.
    II
    I’ve been to Ballyshannon
    It’s beautiful, I know,
    It’s built upon the river bank
    Where the ocean there does flow;
    I’ve been around its border
    And around its northern shore,
    But how oft I looked behind me
    At the Hills of Barnesmore.
    III
    I have been to Cork city,
    The sights there all to see,
    It is a very pretty place
    Along the river Lee;
    It is one of the best harbours
    That are in Erin’s shore,
    And I think it is three hundred miles
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maggie Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Meencrumlin, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mrs Sarah Glackin
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    72
    Address
    Cashelnavean, Co. Donegal