School: Laragh (C.)
- Location:
- Larah, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Cáit Ní Ghabhann
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0981, Page 193
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- As I rode out one summer's evening,
My speculation was to take a view,
The river ran in clear crystal fountain,
Where pinks and daisies by nature grew,
It being a seat of elevation,
My admiration it withdrew,
I asked in silence it's name and title
And little suspected where on I stood
When a genius answering and whispering slowly,
It's name and title is the Ravenswood.Verse 11
There is fine walks in its habitation,
And a lovely vine-yard erected there,
There is a refuge for the dove and partridge
Or other off-springs from the winter's air,
It's like mid-summer in cold December,
No storm intrudes the gentle abode,
With rampart wafering and flood gates quivering,
No storm could face the Ravenswood.(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Kathrine Plunket
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cormeen, Co. Cavan
