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School: Páirc an Iarla (roll number 9303)

Location:
Rathpeak, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Ss. Ó Maonaigh
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    As though May touched them, waved and laughed,
    And thus they sang: "Tomorrow morn
    Our eyes shall rest upon the foe;
    Roll on, swift night, in silence borne,
    And blow, thou breeze of sunrise, blow".
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    Beside their watch-fires cruch'd all night
    Some slept, some laughed, at cards some played;
    While, chanting on a central height
    Of moonlight crag, the priesthood prayed;
    And some to sweetheart, some to wife
    Sent message kind; while others told
    Triumphant tales of recent fight
    Or legends of their sires of old.
    And thus they sang: " Tomorrow morn,
    Our eyes shall rest upon the foe;
    Roll on, swift night, in silence borne
    And blow, thou breeze of sunrise, blow".
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rose Colleran
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    18
    Occupation
    Farmer's daughter
    Address
    Rathpeak, Co. Roscommon