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School: Coillte Craobhacha, Drumlish (roll number 15108)

Location:
Kiltycreevagh, Co. Longford
Teacher:
S. Ó Murchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0758, Page 306

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    “Asthore Machree I'm lonely now since you have gone away.”

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    Asthore Machree I'm lonely now since you have gone away
    To taste the joys of country life and ramble where you may;
    Through woodland dells where songbirds sing o'er the sloping hill,
    To pluck the summer flowers that bloom at lovely Columcille.
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    There charming scenes will meet your gaze wherever you may stray;
    The verdant woods, the meadows, green, and mountains far away;
    And you heart will thrill with gladness, if you linger on the hill,
    That overlooks the valley by the town of Columcille.
    3.And should you travel down the road; rest by the rippling streams;
    And watch the golden sunlight rays upon its waters gleam;
    While songbirds in the thickets sing their music sweet; until
    It seems a padadise on earth at lovely
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Dolan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kiltycreevagh, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Annie Dolan
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    48
    Address
    Kiltycreevagh, Co. Longford