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School: Coiscéim (C.), Átha Treasna (roll number 10079)

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Newmarket, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Máire Bean Uí Nialláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0356, Page 265

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  1. The Flower of Doonasleen

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    It's of a pretty maiden fair
    Those lines I will unfold
    She is possessed of riches great
    All in a state of gold
    This pretty lass cant be surpassed
    By any earthly Queen
    She's the pride of famed Duhallow
    And the flower of Doonasleen
    When first I met this modest belle
    'Twas in the month of May
    As I strayed by the Araglen stream
    To view the fishes gay
    This pretty lass she did pass
    Tripping o'er the pasture green
    As she was bound all for
    Her home in lovely Doonasleen
    She is not a proud nor haughty dame
    She is of a pure descent
    Her beauty so enticing
    Which causes me lament
    Her skin is whiter than the snow
    Which falls so soft and keen
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    Irish
    Collector
    Nell Mc Auliffe
    Gender
    Female