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School: Ráth Séideóg (roll number 8786)

Location:
Rashedoge, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Brighid Ní Dhomhnaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1104, Page 45

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1104, Page 45

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  1. The Hills of Donegal (continued)

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    Though since I trod their shaggy sides long years have passed away;
    Yes I love them, oh, I love them, and they keep my heart in thrall,
    The heath-clad hills, the cloud-capped hills, the hills of Donegal.
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  2. The Banks of Finn

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    There's a bright little lake 'mid the Donegal Highlands,
    And long shall its memory remain in my mind.
    Unsurpassed by Lough Lean, with its, holly crowned mountains
    Embroidered with heath in wild beauty enshrined.
    Apart from the regions where where discord is raging,
    Unknown on it borders deception or sin.
    But love and religion its pure soul engaging,
    Makes an Eden of bliss on the banks of the Finn.
    How oft on its fair verdant banks have I wandered,
    When my heart was as light as the
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Brigid Mc Ginley
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Breenagh, Co. Donegal