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School: Cill Mhíde (C.), Caisleán Nua (roll number 7959)

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Kilmeedy, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Eibhlín Ní Bhraonáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0496, Page 316

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    I
    Oh how I welcome eve's soft glow
    For then I think and dream,
    Of Heathfields groves where long ago
    Young life flowed like a stream
    All weary cares fade in a haze,
    And memory brings in sight,
    My boyhood's home in fancy's gaze,
    Neath Heathfields sky's blue light.
    II
    I stand again on Coran's side,
    To view fair hill and plain,
    Afar is Shannon's misty tide,
    And Galtee's rugged chain.
    Knockfiernas mount frowns grimly down
    Crowned with its fairy lore,
    But oh in dreams I now but see,
    Those well loved scenes of yore.
    III
    The wild wood where wild flowers bloom
    Still rings with wee birds lay
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Kelleher
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Pallas, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Mrs Kelleher
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    50
    Address
    Pallas, Co. Limerick