School: Leitir Bric (roll number 14924)

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   There is a road for service in this fine harbour,
   Where strangers in their carriages,
   Ride to view the streams, and the fruitful gardens,
   That lies convenient to the river side,
   Every house from Momagara, all the way down to Townacraun,
   Are decorated with fruits, and flowers within their gardens,
   All to adorn sweer Coolnabrinna.
   IV
   I rode from Newport, like wise to Westport
   From Ballinrobe down to Castlebar,
   From sweet Killala to Ballycastle,
   From Crossmolina to Ballina,
   From the river Deel to the river Shannon
   From sweet Killarney to Rathlin,
   In all my rangings and serenadings
   I could find none to equal sweet Coolnabinna
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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. genre
      1. poetry
         1. folk poetry (~9,504)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Bridget Moyles

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Derreen, Co. Mayo

   Informant

   Michael Moyles

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   c. 46

   Address

   Derreen, Co. Mayo