School: Cill Moibhí (C.) (roll number 13081)
- Location:
- Kilmovee, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Áine, Bean Uí Dhubhthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0114, Page 89
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- (continued from previous page)That spans the black abyss.iiFor the strong boards creak to the roaring blast
And over it bursts the sea,
But the train must run and work be done,
Whatever the night may be.
The signal man by the lightening stabbed,
Lay dead in his signal cot
When the hurricane roars, O happy the dead,
Who sleep and hear it not.3.
And the mother knelt by her weeping child
A babe of summers seven,
Weep not my child, though father sleeps
His spirit wakes in heaven.
Rise, light the signal lamps my child
The steps are steep and high,
God guide thy feet; tis nigh the hour
When the midnight mail goes by,4
But hark! what sound was that? again -
There by the mountain ridge,
A crash - again - again? O God
It is the bridge - the bridge.
"The bridge is broke, the bridge is broke(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mamie Duffy
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 16
- Address
- Rusheens West, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Thomas Duffy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 65
- Address
- Rusheens West, Co. Mayo
