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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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   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.

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   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