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School: Saints Peter & Paul, Balbriggan

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Balbriggan, Co. Dublin
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Bean Uí Chorcoráin
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  1. An Old Song - O Fare Thee Well, Balbriggan

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    I
    O fare thee well Balbriggan
    I now must leave thy shore,
    I am going to leave those green fields,
    I may never see them more,
    But if I never see them,
    I never shall forget,
    The sweet and smiling faces
    Around Isaac Bower I met.
    II
    Up through Hampton groves I wandered,
    Where the feather warbles blew,
    Where each lover meets a sweetheart
    And the sweetheart must sing too.
    There may be happiness yet,
    But there is more I've ever seen,
    To make me feel so happy,
    As the dance on the Market Green
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Betty Connolly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Dublin Street, Co. Dublin
    Informant
    Miss K. Wade
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Balbriggan, Co. Dublin