School: Ballyroan (Convent) (roll number 1556)
- Location:
- Ballyroan, Co. Laois
- Teacher: Mother Philomena
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- My home is in the moorlands wild
Among the furze and heather,
There are other streams unite with mine
And flow with me together.My way I wend by mossy bawn,
And by the waving meadow,
The tall grass bends above my banks,
I seek the hazel shadow.I babble o'er my rocky bed
Through pasture land and tillage,
I pass by fir and spreading beech
And wander towards the village.There I stay my onward course,
And slowly forward stealing
I love to hear the evening chimes
From out the high tower pealingThe children play along my banks
With many a skip & gamble,
And wild birds sing above my head(continues on next page)