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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Drangan (roll number 7232)

Location:
Drangan, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
An tSr. M. Gráinne
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0556, Page 343

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  1. My Schoolboy Days - by A Drangan Boy

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    I
    My schoolboy days! what pleasant
    tunes
    Float on my memory.
    Elysian of a happy past!
    When I remember thee ;
    What mingling joys and sorrows
    The retrospect affords,
    Of fun and merrymaking of
    Blest childhood's happy Sports
    II
    Alas! such times are vanished now
    And vividly appears,
    The stern, blood reality
    Of far maturer years ;
    The world's care now takes the place
    Of frolic, fun, and mirth,
    And Maggie ban asthore you
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa Walshe
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Magowry, Co. Tipperary