School: Ballinard (B.), Cnoc Luinge
- Location:
- Ballinard, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Ss. Ó Riain
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- Teampall Nua by Owen Bresnan
Oh! I love to see that churchyard on Loughgur's
romantic shore
Where the shamrocks and the ivy ever grow,
Where the wild dove and the raven, like protecting
spirits soar
O'er the green graves of silent Teampull Noe.
Chorus
Sweet Teampull Noe where our tears so freely flow,
On the graves of those who nursed us long ago,
May high heaven smile upon thee, and its choicest
gifts bestow.
On the shades of thy loved sleepers, Teampull Noe.IIBy that high and hoary gable which defies the wreck of time,
Sleeps O' Connellan beside the shining wave,
Those who love our Irish Melodies entrancing and sublime,
Will place the wreath of laurels o'er his grave,
Chorus: Sweet Teampull Noe, etc.IIIBy the firesides of our fathers in the troubled days
of yore,
He tuend the harp to Erin's songs of woe,
But that harp is mute for ever, and the minstrel is no more
For he's sleeping in silent Teampull Noe,(continues on next page)