School: Bunlahy, Granard
- Location:
- Bunlahy, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Mrs Brady
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0765, Page 229
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Songs (continued)
“You Ulster fine heroes I pray you'll attend”
(continued from previous page)III
If tis seven years since you had a sweetheart
And seven more since you did see him,
Seven more will you wait upon him
And perhaps that young man you'll never see.
If he is sick I wish him better;
If he is dead I wish him rest
But if he's alive he will come back to me
He pledged his word and hell keep his tryst. IV
He put his hand into his pocket,
His fingers they being thin and small;
Between them he held out a gold ring.
And when she saw it down she did fall.
He took her up into his arms
And gave her kisses tenderly
Saying I'm your true love, your single sailor
That's come from sea, live, to wed with thee.
- Collector
- Éilis Ní Bhrádaigh
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Catherine Murta
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 94
- Address
- Tober, Co. Longford