School: Machaire
- Location:
- Magherintemple, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Mary Ó Reilly
Open data
Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- XML School: Machaire
- XML Page 089
- XML “Local Songs - The Annalee”
Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.
On this page
- I
Moore sings of the valley where bright waters meet
And says in this world there's nothing so sweet;
But he had never seen or he never did know
The Analee waters that roll round Bunnoe.
II
In childhood and boyhood and manhood as well,
How oft on that river I'd linger to dwellAnd watch her expand from fount rivulet and stream
To strength grace and beauty like a maid from her teens.
III
Her charms unrivalled continue to grow.
Through Cootehill, Tullyvin, Rathkenny Bunnoe
Perfected in all as she hastens her run
Through Ashgrove, Belturbet, to Erne at Crum.(continues on next page)- Informant
- Michael Kellett
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 68
- Address
- Bunnoe, Co. Cavan