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School: Edenderry (St Mary's Convent)

Location:
Edenderry, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
Sr M. Laserian
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0801, Page 146A

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    7
    The castle too was great and grand,
    Likewise the leap (a) and stone (b)
    The grandest spot in all the land
    When the O'Connors held their own
    8
    Then leave me to rest in (O'Connors)
    Carrick's breast
    Inside the chapel wall
    Where I may mingle with the blest
    Until the trumpet's cal
    leap = mule's leap
    stone= witch's stone
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English