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School: Lorrha (B.) (roll number 600)

Location:
Lorrha, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Cróinín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0530, Page 029

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    (continued from previous page)
    the Friars Lake.
    This lake being the shape of a crescent, is situated between the landed properties of T.B. Stoney Esq. R.M. and F.H. French J.P.
    It is fabled to have been the favourite resort of the monks who inhabited those monasteries at Lorrha, ere Cromwell demolised them, and that they had a subterraneous passage where they gained access to it. Hence its name.
    The Friars Lake
    Twas evening in the Month of May:
    Charmed by the tranquil scene,
    I wandered thro' yon shady wood
    Beneath the leaves so green:
    The cuckoo cried the woodquest coo'd:
    The thrush sang his sweetest song,
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Uinnseoin De Bourctier
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    15
    Address
    Lorrha, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Miss Lizzie Lyang
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    50
    Address
    Lorrha, Co. Tipperary