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School: Shinrone (B.)

Location:
Shinrone, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
William Mac Mahon
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0819, Page 071

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    Beside those ivied walls I'd pause
    And long dead friends recall
    Tis sacred soil a thousand years
    Where light my footsteps fall
    Corolanty Cross I'd see again
    The road from Ballincor
    Perhaps some school day friends I'd meet
    In old Shinrone once more
    I'd see again the old Fair Green
    The blacksmiths open door
    Poor Neddy's hammer's silent now
    No sparks fly o'er the floor
    The angelus I'd hear at noon
    Its message sweet to men
    The alter bell would tell the world
    That Christ was born again
    Yet in my dreams sometimes it seems
    I'm back in days of yore
    Oh, Time to night turn in your flight
    I'd see it all once more
    From the castle hill I'd gaze my fill
    And from its town height
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Denis Ryan
    Gender
    Male