School: Mullach, Sráid na Cathrach (roll number 3928)
- Location:
- Mullagh, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Proinnsias Ó Sandair
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- "MY BIRTH PLACE"
Hail! lovely town by winding Shannon's mouthWhere idle sports amused my idle youth -Kilrush, where first I raised my infant headWhere all my earliest, happiest moments fled.Yes; there my hours of childhood wore awayLike fleecy clouds, which as they fly, decay;And every scene that marked my early years,Now like a soaring vision bright appears.Youth is a flow'ry path or blooming groveThat seems more charming as we onward rove;Nor know we half its sweets when passing throughUntil we take a longing, backward view.Each maze unfolds its beauties as we strayBut manhood's thorny hill impedes the way.When winter's gloom around the sky is thrownNature bewails her joyful summer flown;When raging storms e'er the ocean flyThe sailor murmurs for the calm gone by.Oh! thus we wish the reign of youth would lastWhen manhood's troubled cares are o'er us cast.For calms and summers it is vain to mournBut youth once past will never more return.And dear, oh doubly dear, the schoolboy's spotFrom my remembrance nought but death shall blot.The wood surrounded dome where Allan dwelled,(continues on next page)- Collector
- F. Saunders