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School: An Clochar, Roscrea

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Roscrea, Co. Tipperary
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An Mháthair M. Ní Thuathaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0549, Page 130

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  1. Ballad - The Ruins of the Old Monastery

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    In the year on 24. I took a short tour
    On the beautiful of an old ruin
    To veiw her dear plains and clear windy streams
    Which providence framed so ensnaring
    The nighting bele rise with his hornmonous voice
    Made nature rejoice ineach station
    This enchanting scene on our Island so green
    Made me then esteem Paddys nation.
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    The fragrant fine made
    (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
    Eileen Fletcher
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr John Delaney
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70