School: Clochar San Pól, Cill Fhíonáin (roll number 13026)

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1. A Welcome to Lady Ashtown (continued)

   

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   Though a time of strife estranged us Clonodfoy Hall is lonely now is loney now. That oft had cheered us. That oft had cheered us.

   We sharit be last in healing strife, in healing strife. With one whose acts were all through life entwined with comforts of her people
   The truth being known that you had flown a silent tear on cheeks were known
   To trickle down with murmured weeping.

   

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2. After the Famine

   

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   1.We have conquered now the blight disease aft lapoe of forty years. Forty years misery, heartrending parting tears The potatoe now is sure to grow and thrive in our dear sole And keep our people within its shores with that kind and lovely smile 2. The rain of harvest no longer thrills our hears in joyous hopes To gather in our years supply from the plains and mountains slopes

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Breeda Thornhill

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Kilfinane, Co. Limerick

   Informant

   Charles O Shaughnessy

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Kilfinane, Co. Limerick