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1. Tom Brazzill's Farewell to Cullane (continued)

   

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   wreck. He composed the above on the occasion of the emigration of his friend and bosom companion, as well as pupil, to Australia:
   I
   Farewell, farewell, a sad farewell,
   Adieu to home and kindred now,
   In foreign climes I'm doomed to dwell
   And grief hangs heavy on my brow
   Farewell my dear companions all
   Too bold to flinch, too proud to fall
   Farewell each humble cot and Hall
   That scatter o'er beloved Cullane.

   Chorus
   Farewell, farewell the hours are few
   When I shall miss your cheerful call
   Accept once more my sad Adieu
   Good night and joy be with you all.

   II
   'Twas not the pang of poverty,
   That bid me seek a kinder star,
   'Twas not the hand of tyranny
   That drove me o'er the seas afar.
   Peace and plenty crowned my lot
   And kindly ties around me drawn

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   History Edit

   Language

   English

   Informant

   Mr Peter O' Neill

   Gender

   Male

   Occupation

   Painter

   Address

   Ballylanders, Co. Limerick