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School: Monknewton (roll number 9696)

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Monknewtown, Co. Meath
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Maighréad Ní Mhurchadha
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    And in a letter he sent to her
    These are the words he said
    Farewell, Farewell my own true love
    On earth we will meet no more.
    But I hope to meet you in that land
    The land beyond the sky
    Where we will never be parted from
    Your faithful sailor boy.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Marry
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Balfeddock, Co. Meath