School: Baile an Londraigh (B.) (roll number 14305)
- Location:
- Ballylanders, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Seán Ó Buachalla
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- (continued from previous page)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(continues on next page)- Informant
- Mr Peter O' Neill
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Painter
- Address
- Ballylanders, Co. Limerick