School: Radharc an Locha (roll number 13639)
- Location:
- Aghamore Near, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Eibhlís Ní Chaomhánaigh
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Local Song
“Fair Sligo town I now must leave”
Local Song
Fair Sligo town I now must leave
To part it's beauty I do grieve
But not for ever I do believe
I'll call again to Sligo
ChorusTo Hollywell I bid adieu
To Hazelwood and Cairns too
And Tobernault that splendid view
Which adorns the lake of SligoWhen I think of Knocknarea
It's rugged cliffs hang over the sea
It's deep glens where woodbines creep
The sunbeams through the bushes peep
I've tried to climb its hills so steep
Out from dear old Sligo
Chorus On that lake we often spent
Some happy hours in sweet content
And from out boats sweet music went
Across the Lake of Sligo
Chorus(continues on next page)