School: Cnoc Breac
- Location:
- New Inn, Co. Galway
- Teacher: M. Ó Maoldúin
![The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0045, Page 0324](https://doras.gaois.ie/cbes/CBES_0045%2FCBES_0045_0324.jpg?width=1600&quality=85)
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0045, Page 0324
Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.
See copyright details.
DownloadOpen data
Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- XML School: Cnoc Breac
- XML Page 0324
- XML (no title)
Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.
On this page
(no title)
“As an Irish boy was leaving, Leaving his native home,”
I
As an Irish boy was leaving,
Leaving his native home,
Crossing the broad Atlantic wave,
Once more he would wish to roam
And as he was leaving his mother,
While walking o'r the key,
He threw his arms around her neck
And these words he said.
II
A mother love is a blessing
No matter where you roam
Keep her while she is living,
You will miss her when she is gone
Love her as in childhood,
Though feeble old and grey,
You will never miss a mothers love,
Till she is buried beneath the clay.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Mary Naughton
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carra, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Pat Naughton
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 52
- Address
- Carra, Co. Galway