School: Maoilinn (C.), Áth Treasna

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1. A Song

   “Poets may sing in fluent words of valley, hill and lake”

   

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   1 Poets may sing in fluent words of valley, hill and lake Though I no bardic gift possess the best attempt I'll make To describe some miles of a glossy stream than scours a lovely vale Yet never met much fairer yet 'tis called the bright O'Kale. 2 Its source is in a wilderness of mountain it is true But after one half is passed how pleasant is the view Through deep defiles it takes its course with a low incessant wail As if it sprung from some fairy tongue that haunts the bright O'Kale. 3 But its course is not alone confined to these raveens so wild For through some lovely verdant plains a deep bed it has filed With truly earnest heart I say though

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Hannah Mary Mc Auliffe

   Gender

   Female

   Informant

   Mrs M. Mc Auliffe

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Gooseberryhill, Co. Cork