School: Brúgh Ríogh (C.) (roll number 10229)

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   The king of Brian Boru
   Came here as guest to chieftains
   And him they basely slew.
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   For fishing or for sporting
   Bruree may right claim
   Some natural advantages
   But known and thus its fame.
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   The factory on the river
   While yonder is the mill
   Where once was happy bustle
   Now almost at a still.
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   Here lived the late John Gubbins
   The master of the hounds
   The owner of famed Galteemore
   Its racing knew no bounds.
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   And on the hill the churchyard
   Who there the king must be
   Who in the solemn midnight
   Presides o'er dead levee.
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   Not far from there the schoolhouse
   The hum as if of yore
   Its echo – De Valera

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Mary Jones

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Bruree, Co. Limerick

   Informant

   Mr M. Jones

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   47

   Address

   Bruree, Co. Limerick