School: Béal an Dá Chab (C.) (roll number 14226)

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1. The Exile's Dream (continued)

   

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   I listened with joy as I did when a boy,
   To the sounds of the old village bell,
   The logs were burning brightly,
   Twas a night that should banish all sin,
   For the bells were ringing the old year out,
   And the New Year in.

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   As the joy bells were ringing I wended my way,
   To the cot where I lived when a boy,
   As I stood by the window, yes, there by the fire,
   Sat my parents, my heart filled with joy.
   The tears trickled down my bronze furrowed cheeks,
   As I gazed on my mother so dear

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   History Edit

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Kitty Cronin

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Coolagh More, Co. Cork

   Informant

   Mrs A. O' Driscoll

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Coolagh More, Co. Cork