School: Ros Nuala (Rossnowlagh) (roll number 11599)
- Location:
- Rossnowlagh Upper or Crockahany, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Síle Ní Mhaoláin
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1033, Page 201
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A Song (continued)
“Rosonowlagh, dear Rosonowlagh,”
(continued from previous page)Homestead, and I think it hard to go.IV. It’s hard to leave the boys and girls, the friends I loved so dear, to cross the deep blue ocean a wanderer on the earth.V. there may be skies as bright and blue. There may be flowers as fair, but the flowers that are in Rossnowlagh will never blossom there.VI. and though I roam through other lands, Neath skies as fair and bright but my heart will often return again to where it is to night.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Bob Mc Bride
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cool Beg, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- W. Mc Bride
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cool Beg, Co. Donegal