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School: Camross, Mountrath

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Camross, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Heifernáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0826, Page 422

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  1. Killeen (continued)

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    Farewell dear brothers and sisters
    Since from you I must part
    To leave my loving Mother
    It nearly breaks my heart
    But I will soon return
    So do not sigh or moan
    and I'll live with you while life remain
    In my dear old Killeen home.
    Farewell unto your mountains
    Your lively groves and plains
    Likewise your crystal fountains
    Your ivies walls and streams
    Each night when I go to my bed
    My thoughts do seem to roam
    Across the broad Atlantic
    'Round my dear old Killeen home.
    So now to conclude those verses
    I think I'll say no more
    Until I return back to Erin's verdant shore
    Where I will go to meet my friends and see them one all
    And live around my native places.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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