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School: Castlegannon, Mullinavat (roll number 13028)

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Castlegannon, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Seán Ó Riain
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    on sweet pastures grazing without control,
    For their protection a gallant slate-house built convenient to Baunabowl;
    The crops arise there in height amazing, and that most really and absolute,
    All by the glances of brilliant phoebus that shines so neat on sweet Mancell's Court.
    VI
    Over the river there is a gallant causeway to cross the water that glides along,
    It does control all the rolling stones and boundless water that runs so strong;
    It's strongly built by two skilful authors there is no law can their plan compete,
    To the end of time it shall be recorded, give three hurrahs for sweet Mancell's Court.
    VII
    And if fortune would prolong my days until Christmas I would travel more,
    I'll bid adieu to my to my friends and parents and seek my fate on some distant shore;
    It's in their abscence I'll be uneasy and still bewailing in sorrow mute,
    When I am roving in foreign nations far, far away from sweet Mancell's Court.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Alice Anderson
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lukeswell, Co. Kilkenny