School: Leitir Mhic an Bhaird (Robertson) (roll number 15283)
- Location:
- Leitir Mhic an Bhaird, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Nábla Nic Amhlaidhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1054, Page 341
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Song (continued)
“There was a rich farmer's daughter near limerick Town”
(continued from previous page)Oh sister dear did say think no more on your false true love but let him go on his way.
For this is true we tell to you in deepl love he has fell and have come to tell the scheme of your constant farmer's son.
V
As Mary on her pillow lay she had a frightful dream
She dreamt she saw her Willie dea lying in a crystal stream.
Mary rose put on her lcothes to seek her love she ran.
While dead and cold she did behond
Her constant farmer's son.
VI
The tears were on her rosy cheeks all mingled with his fore.
And to relieve her troubled mind she kissed him over and over.
She gathered the green leaves of the trees to shade him from the sun.
That night and day she passed away with her constant farmer's son.
VII
Hunger that came on this poor girl and then she wept with woe
And to find out the murder she straight way home did go. Saying parents dear you soon shall hear
This dreadful deed has done for in younger vale(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Nábla Nic Amhlaidhé
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Múinteoir
- Informant
- Robert Alcorn
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 70
- Address
- Raithnigh, Co. Donegal