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School: Gurteen, Ballymahon

Location:
Gorteenclareen, Co. Longford
Teacher:
F. Ó Murchadha
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    7. How we are cold our hearts are chilled
    And how the ladies laugh and fool us.
    Our hearts with love may warm and fill
    They're the darlings that will cool us.
    and so they did for when we came.
    The shore for landing was too shallow,
    We kissed their hands, they did the same
    And waded knee deep into Callow.
    8. They came back and we ran on
    Cold and hungry in a fright sir
    We sent our hearts o'er the Shannon
    And that's the way we spent the night sir
    But till my latest breath is gone
    Wherever I may be a rover.
    With memory fond I'll think upon
    The night that Miss McGrath came over.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs Casey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ardoghil, Co. Longford