School: Granard (2) (roll number 14883)
- Location:
- Granard, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Úna, Bean Éaléod
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0764, Page 184
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“The verses of our local song are as follows...”
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The verses of our local song are as follows:-Far away from Erin here
I take my pen in hand
To write to comrades every day
With my dear native land
To write to those I loved and knew
Across the ocean spray
To dear old friends and parents too
And Granard far away.
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I see once more the convents stands
Beside the workhouse grey
The chapel on the hill
Old main street and Water Lane
That starts the purling drill
Again I see Lough Gowna's(continues on next page)
- Informant
- John Parkes
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 36
- Address
- Ballybrien, Co. Longford