School: Effin (C.), Ráthluirc (roll number 8334)
- Location:
- Effin, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Mrs A. Fitzgerad
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0509, Page 118
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- Kerry"Oh! it is not here but in Kerry the roots of my heart are set
And it is not here but in Kerry the dreams of my life are yet
Kerry I left behind me in a narrowing gleam of light
When I said goodbye to the dear old land and passed out into the night [of Effin](2)
The sun had gone from the heavens, the birds flown home to their nest
A wind wailed out of the darkness a rain cloud hung in the West
There was no glimmer of brightness, no shining on earth or sky
When I sailed away from you Kerry with the best of my years gone by(3)
Oh! there's no place like Kerry in all the world I've seen
Nowhere are fairer valleys nowhere are hills so green
Nowhere the word of friendship is given with fonder grace
Than there in the heart of Munster with the time heart's blood of our race(4)
Ochone! Ochone for Kerry! If wishes were sails and ships
Tis I would be sailing towards you with cries of joy on my lips(continues on next page)
