School: Abbeytown Convent N.S. (roll number 15043)
- Location:
- Boyle, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Sr. M. Columbanus
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Local Songs (continued)
“Like a sad strain of bardic music old”
(continued from previous page)On church and shrine the Tudor tyrant fell.
IV
One glorious day upon my vision breaks
When monk and priest in gleaming vestments dight [?]
Gathered with many a prelate, many a knight,
And the high chiefs of the twin guardian lakes -
Lough key, Lough Gara, whence thy river takes,
Its foaming birth in limpid waters bright -
To bless thy church with rich liturgic rite
That down the years still echoing music makes."The above was written by Patrick Coleman, who at present resides in Toronto and it is a description of Boyle Abbey after its suppression.Local Songs
“Daughter of Mellifont and fair citeaux,”
You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.- Collector
- Eithne Mc Laughlin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Rockingham, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Patrick J. Coleman
- Gender
- Male