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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 171

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  1. The Hills of Barnesmore

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    Goodbye to dear old Ireland
    The place where I was born
    Hills, dales, and flowering vales,
    Green grass, and yellow corn;
    And oftentimes it grieves my heart
    And leaves me a troubled mind
    When I think of dear old Ireland
    The home I left behind.
    II
    When I was leaving old Ireland
    I bade my friends adieu,
    I stood on the bridge of Barnesmore
    The country round to view,
    I gazed along old Árd-ná-páírc
    Where I was many a time,
    Twas there I took my last fond look
    At the home I left behind.
    III
    Then early the next morning
    With a sad and broken heart
    I stood upon my father’s floor
    And I said: “We now must part,”
    With my arms around my mother’s neck
    As the tears her eyes did blind
    I stole out from her arms
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Sarah Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Meencrumlin, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mrs M. Kelly
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    34
    Address
    Meencrumlin, Co. Donegal