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1. The Woods and Waterfalls of Doonass (continued)

   

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   green alleys
   To lordly Mount Shannon of
   flower covered valleys
   Feast thine eyes on these scenes with
   magic abounding
   Hear the waterfalls thund'rous music
   resounding
   And thou'lt feel that the seasons
   ne'er paid their bright visit
   To a landscape of beauty so wildly
   exquisite.

   Behold it in Springtime how
   vernal and bowery
   Behold it in Summer how radiant
   and flowery
   Behold it in Autumn romantic,
   and airy
   Behold it in Winter how awful,
   and dreary
   In Springtime the greenest, in
   Autumn the mildest
   In Summer the grandest, in
   Winter the wildest
   O! Nature thou'st painted no
   scenes of surpass
   The bright Waterfalls, and green

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   History Edit

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Josie Moloney

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Cloonlara, Co. Clare

   Informant

   William Moloney

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   60

   Occupation

   Farmer

   Address

   Cloonlara, Co. Clare