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School: Morette, Portarlington (roll number 899)

Location:
Morett, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Elizabeth Finn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0835, Page 243

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    “The bark and the billow dashed gloriously on.”

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    The bark and the billow dashed gloriously on.
    Ah glad were the notes of the sailor boy's song.
    But sad was my bosom, all bursting with woe.
    Ah my heart's in old Ireland wherever I go.
    My heart's in old Ireland wherever I go
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    Now the shores, they look lonely and cheerless in vain.
    Blooms the lily of France and the olive of Spain.
    When I think of the fields where the wild daisies grow.
    Oh my heart's in old Ireland wherever I go.
    My heart's in old Ireland wherever I go.
    3.
    Now the lilies and flowers abound on the plains.
    Now the Summer is gone still the shamrock remains.
    Like a friend in misfortune, it blooms o'er the snow.
    Oh my heart's in old Ireland wherever I go.
    My heart's in old Ireland wherever I go.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs E. Rowe
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    50
    Address
    Kilmurry, Co. Laois