School: Baile na Cille, Roscrea (roll number 10350)
- Location:
- Ballynakill, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: F. Bergin
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Local Songs
“Dear one my friend to you I send ¶ A greeting kind and true,”
In Summer time when fields were Green ,
And flowers bedecked each tree,
In through Roscrea I made my way ,
A fair one for to see.
Her beauty did entice me
I stood a while to gaze ,
May the Lord above protect my love,
While I sing in her praiseHer fair smiling countenance , her curling locks of hair ,
Queen Ellen bright , Queen Ann of night
None with her could compare,
She is altogether beautiful ,
She has wounded my heart sore,
O! Nellie dear , now pity me ,
And I will ask no more. Be easy now young man she says
Your talk lies all in vain,
For if my father came to hear ,
You surely will get great blame(continues on next page)- Collector
- Frances Meagher
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballynakill, Co. Tipperary