School: Tullyveela
- Location:
- Tullyveela, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: P. Murray
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On this page
- On the banks of the river
Where I first saw my lover,
His flattering tongue
And his looks discovered
That I was in love;
But now I don't care,
Twas his flattering tongue
That did my poor heart ensnare.When I rise in the morning
My heart fleeces with sorrow,
When I give a long look
To the place that I know
Am I drowned in sorrow:(continues on next page)- Collector
- Matilda Baxter
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Owencam, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Terence Baxter
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Owencam, Co. Cavan