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School: Páirc na Coille

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Woodfield, Co. Roscommon
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Énrí Ó Maolagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0233, Page 372

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    and leaves us but the seed.
    God makes the thunder roll and rattle
    That we may know our days are few,
    And that His judgement is terrific [?]
    If to His mandates we're not true
    He makes the tides roll in and out
    To prove to the flow of human life shall never cease
    'Till Adams last son's lying low.
    He makes the lillies bloom and fade,
    To emphastize the way
    We grow and bloom in health and youth
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eileen Leyland
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Crossna, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Eileen Brady
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Crossna, Co. Roscommon