School: Cill Moibhí (C)
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- Cill Mobhí, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Teacher: Áine, Bean Uí Dhubhthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0114, Page 249
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“The song I sing, is a song of home,”
ws never seen afterwards.Written by:- Margaret Tully, 14.
Raherolish, Kilmovee.Told by:- Mrs Tully, 35.
Ratherolish, Kilmovee.A Song of the dawn1
The song I sing is a song of home
A song of roisin dubh,
of glade and glen, of ford and fen,
of lake and of mountain blue,
of the signs that stand over all the land,
To tell of long ago,
Let voices ring in the song I sing,
Sean, Eire na ngaideal go seo(continues on next page)