School: Saints Peter & Paul, Balbriggan
- Location:
- Balbriggan, Co. Dublin
- Teacher: Bean Uí Chorcoráin
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- Ye musers assist me and lend me your skill,
Assist my weak genius those few lines to fill
It's in praise of an arbour where oft-times I have been,
Makes me wish to return back to Hampton Hall Green.
II
It's boundaries are charming in the Summer time,
The trees grow in clusters all formed in line,
It's pleasant Summer gardens where soil lakes are seen,
Where the blackbirds do warble round Hampton Hall Green.
III
The blackbird, the thrush and the lintel likewise,
The lark in the morning ascends to the(continues on next page)- Collector
- Rita Carton
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Balbriggan, Co. Dublin
- Informant
- Thomas Carroll
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- James Carton
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Male