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School: Kilnagross (roll number 12317)

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Kilnagross, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
John Hunt
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    Twenty years ago
    VII
    My sight is getting dim - dear Tom
    And tears are in my eyes
    When I think of those we loved so well
    Those early broken ties
    Ive wandered to the old church yard
    And pulled some flower's to strow
    Upon the graves of those we loved
    Twenty years ago
    VIII
    Some are gone to foreign land's
    Some in their graves do lie
    But few are left of that brave band
    Excepting you and I
    But when the time does come dear Tom
    When we are called to go
    I hope they'll leave us where we played.
    Some twenty years ago.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Gaffney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lisdromarea North, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Mr Patrick Gaffney
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    87
    Address
    Lisdromarea North, Co. Leitrim