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School: Ceathair Dhúin Iascaigh, Clochar na Trócaire

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Caher, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
An tSr. M. Tréisín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0569, Page 359

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  1. Poem (Song) (continued)

    “Adieu my lonely cottage dell, I am going far oer the main for in a foreign land to dwell.”

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    (continued from previous page)
    It's the gentle rushing river
    To me shall be the same,
    Where the leafy branches quiver
    In Kilcommon's lone demain.

    (3)
    Adieu; my heart is breaking,
    The last farewell I gave,
    I am leaving you for ever,
    For to seek a stranger's grave,
    But if thou could only give freedom,
    Of the years of long ago,
    I would spent the days of hapiness
    In the dear old native home.

    Chorus
    It's the gentle rushing river
    To me shall be the same,
    Where the leafy branches quiver
    In Kilcommon's lone demain.

    This song was composed by an English officer, who spent most of his life in Cahir Barracks.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kitty O' Neill
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clonmore South, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mrs Costello
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clonmore South, Co. Tipperary