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1. The Jessamine the Blooms in Shanagolden (continued)

   

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   But my heart flies back to tell how we meet at Sunday's Well,
   In that myrtle-shade, where angels hourly hover.
   The joy, how awful grand! this maiden by the hand;
   What lavish love her charms there enfolding"
   Then, I'll cry, "Ochone! Gradh mo chroidhe, you're now my own.
   You're the Jessamine that blooms in Shanagolen"

   

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2. Local Poets

   

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   James C. Mangan, is said to have been born in Shanagolden, but his father was born in Carhue. Mangan's songs are very famous, especially "My Dark Rosaleen". The poet often travelled

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Teresa P. O' Donnell

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Ballycormick, Co. Limerick

   Informant

   Mr Frank O' Donnell

   Relation

   Relative (other than parent or grandparent)

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Shanagolden, Co. Limerick