School: Cill Liath (roll number 8696)
- Location:
- Killeagh, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Mícheál Ó Murchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0396, Page 280
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- (I)Come Nellie Bán, set by me, my joy and hearts delight
Leave my hand upon your lily breast or I won't live a year
For I would swim the lovely Suir and the Shannon after thee
And the equals of Lough Rea's lass I never yet did see.
(II)I would rather than my horse and my bridle for to steer
Or the game of the park where often hunt the deer
Or the boats that sailed up harbour to Limerick this year
I would not mention the name of Lough Rea's lassie dear.
(III)Take my blessing back to Connaught for it was a sporting place
And to you also Valentine, I longed to see your face
For the mountains being so high and so mighty far away
And the river Shannon waters are the cause of my delay(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eileen Kennedy
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Richard Gleeson
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Finisk, Co. Cork
