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1. An Old Song - Carbally Hill (continued)

   “There is a dear little spot I've loved since a child,”

   

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   (III)
   There's Summerville too with its green shady lawn,
   And its mansion so lordly and grand
   While sheltered by trees from the cold winter breeze
   That blow indirect from the strand
   There's the frail fishing smack with its canvas outspread
   Tacking merrily on to the breeze
   As outward she's bound to a new fishing ground
   Her tackle and nets to appease.
   Her crew they were hard working men of the soil
   Who love to do things with a will
   When their harvests is reaped into port they will steer
   And drop anchor below the Old Mill.
   (IIII)
   That dear little spot I have never forgot
   Though all my companions are dead
   With whom I used play and a visit would pay
   To a place called the old Oyster Bed
   Now my heart often yearns for the times to return
   To my friends and companions of old
   That dear little spot I once called my home that dear little spot I adore
   Farewell and for aye to Tramore and the bay
   To the castles the head and the strand
   And to Carbally Hill I'm loving you still
   Though I'm now in a far foreign land.

   Composed by Mr. Thomas Lonergan, Carbally. (Died in America)

   

   Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.

   History Edit

   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Location

   Corbally, Co. Waterford

   Collector

   Kathleen Gear

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Ballymacaw, Co. Waterford

   Informant

   Patrick Gear

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   60

   Address

   Ballymacaw, Co. Waterford