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1. A Ballad - The Praises of Drishane (continued)

   

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   rotation.
   The laurel green and hazel, and the fair spreading palm
   In the height of cumulation, they grow there spontaneous
   In those green fields decorating the plains of Drishane

   Its castle is most famous with its tower both high and ancient
   Upon a solid basis most permanent and sound
   It baffled bolestation by Cromwell's usurpation.
   When other towers were taken and levelled to the ground
   On its summit if you're stationed, you can see the Reeks most famous
   The Galtees so far eastward their picture can be drawn
   Likewise the peeks of Mangerton and many other places
   All meriting great praises for the castle of Drishane

   There's a mill for grinding corn and an engine for ploughing the farm
   Fine oxen there are stall-fed, the largedt to be found
   In its farm-yard are screaming the guinea hen and peacock
   The swan upon the lake, and she sailing along

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. genre
      1. poetry
         1. folk poetry (~9,504)

   Language

   English

   Location

   Drishane, Co. Cork

   Collector

   Abbie Lucey

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Derryleigh, Co. Cork