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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Maghcromtha

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Macroom, Co. Cork
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0341, Page 598

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  1. The River Lee (continued)

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    (continued from previous page)
    "Pal goddess, by thy ray serene
    I fondly tread the level green
    Where Lee serenely rolls
    His smooth and ample tide,
    'Mid fields in flowers profuse
    And woody knolls,
    Thy silver lamp my guide."
    The following is a verse from a poem on the river Lee translated from the Irish of Eoghan McCarth, written in 1746, and in reply to one which claimed superiority in beauty for the river Tweed
    "Ye bards who together agreed
    To laud the small riverlet Tweet,
    Had you lavished your praise on the Lee,
    You had merited poetry's muse
    Its winding and silvery
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Nora White
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Dromduff, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Josie Ryan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Macroom, Co. Cork