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1. Beloved Old Musheramore (continued)

   

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   III
   When Summer dons it's bridal robes,
   To woo the smiles of May,
   No magic brush nor fairy hand,
   Could trace a scene more gay.
   Ascend to "St John''s Holy Well" and view from there astore
   This panorama rolling wide
   Around old Musheramore.
   IV
   You'll see the Shournagh's daisied banks,
   And where the Dripsey flows,
   To Gearah where the "Baby Lee" in infancy repose.
   The Fastnet Rocks and Hungry Hills
   And Magillicuddy's reeks.
   From Keimaneigh's wild rugged pass,
   To Galtee's coldest peak.
   V
   Shall time untie affection's knot,
   If distance intervene,
   Between this trobbing heart of mine,
   And Muskerry's fields of green,
   Should my erring footsteps take me,
   Where "Broadway;s" traffic roar,
   Your chiding look would haunt me,
   Beloved Old Musheramore.

   

   Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.

   History Edit

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Mary C. Cotter

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Ballyvongane, Co. Cork

   Informant

   James Cotter

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   60

   Address

   Leadawillin, Co. Cork