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School: Cill Thiomáin, Durrus, Bantry (roll number 15989)

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Kilcomane, Co. Cork
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Máiréad Ní Mhathúna
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  1. Local Songs - Sweet Kilmoe (continued)

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    It was from Queenstown harbour our good ship she set sail
    With cheerful boys and girls from poor old Gránnuaile
    Who were forced to leave their native homes and a new one to pursue
    I thought that day their hearts would break for their home in Sweet Kilmoe
    So now I'm in a foreign land strange faces there I see
    But none so dear and kind to me like those of Carbery
    Although I'm in a foreign land to them I will proove true
    A neighbour kind I left behind in the parish of Sweet Kilmoe
    Now to conclude and finish I hope I'll see the day
    With parents dear and comrades boys once more to sport and play
    And my own coleen with a smile serene and a heart that was always true
    To roam the path in the green hillside in my home in Sweet Kilmoe
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English