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1. Local Poets - The Rising of Lake Allen (continued)

   

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   5.
   She'll not come the highway or byway,
   Neither by train or by bus;
   But she'll tear her way down the big river,
   And arrive with a terrible fuss.
   6.
   From Greyfield bridge to Lake Allen
   Will be covered by water, I fear.
   For miles on each side of the river
   So I'm told by a French engineer.
   7.
   The Lake Allen will be a lot larger,
   With Belhavel, Mahanagh, and all;
   And Greyfield it will the harbour,
   For tourists and fishers to call.
   8.
   This lake will be dotted with Islands,
   When the valleys with water are filled;
   It will be like Conemara for beauty,
   Killarney, Lough Neagh or Lough Gill.
   9.
   I pity the farmers however,
   Whose lands will be taken indeed;
   To go under the waves of Lough Allen,
   The pikes and the perches to feed.
   10.
   For he'll not see much of its beauty.

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   Topics

   1. seánra
      1. filíocht
         1. filíocht na ndaoine (~9,504)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Brigid Corristine

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Cill an Dísirt, Co. Liatroma

   Informant

   Patrick Meehan

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   24

   Address

   Corr Chormaic, Co. Liatroma