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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 165

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  1. The Heather where the Moorcocks Crow

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    One evening fair
    To take the air
    I carelessly did stray,
    The fields were decorated
    ‘Twas in the month of May,
    My heart content
    My mind being bent
    A-rambling I did go,
    ‘Twas there I spied a charming maid
    On the heather where the moorcocks crow.
    II
    I stood amazed,
    On her I gazed
    And wondered for to see
    Such a charming girl
    As appeared unto me;
    Her cheeks they were a rosy red,
    Her eyes as black as sloes,
    There was none to compare
    To my darling there
    On the heather where the moorcocks crow.
    III
    This fair one’s name
    I won’t explain
    Nor where she does reside
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maggie Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Meencrumlin, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mrs Kelly
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    34
    Address
    Meencrumlin, Co. Donegal