School: Strang's Mills, Kilmacow
- Location:
- Strangsmill, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Richard Rellis
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0845, Page 283
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- They wiled me from my greenwood home
They won me from the tent
And slightly they speak of scenes
Where my young days were spent.They dazzled me with delusive light
But tears would sometimes start
They thought that this would charm the eye
And then might win the heart. They little knew that lies of love
Had found me as a spell
For the greenwood was my happiest home
There I longed to dwell. They gave me books
I loved alone to read the starry skies
They tought. Some of the songs I loved
Were nature's melodies. I never knew a captive bird
That panted to be free
I longed to burst his prison door
And share his liberty.(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Thomas Hart
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Kilmacow, Co. Kilkenny
