School: Móin Ruadh, Knocktopher
- Location:
- Moanroe Commons, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Donncha Ó Dochartaigh
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The sun is rising over the hills
Where home and kindred lies
The Texas moon shines on me now
beneath the foreign skies
There is a map within my breast
Where in memory now I see
The homes and friends I left
Behind in dear old Muckalee2
The shady fields are green in Spring
On the plains of old MIltown
And from out the clustering trees,
I see the homes of Harristown
Although in distant lands I roam
I'll sing my theme for thee
Where the skylarks soar
As in days of yore,
O'er dear old Muckalee.3
The hills of Garrygaug stand near Listrolin of renown
Where yoder Ballyhemmin lies,
Killahey and Knocbrown
The flowers of Spring are blooming
And I am longing for to see(continues on next page)- Collector
- Paddy Gaule
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Keatingstown, Co. Kilkenny