School: Cill Mhuire (C.), Oileán Ciarraí (roll number 10395)
- Location:
- Cill Mhuire, Co. Chiarraí
- Teacher: Máiréad Pléimeann
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- Long ago there was a ford in Cordal and a ford in Ballinard. When tenants failed to pay thier rents to the landlord their catlle were frounded?.
The song of Cordal was composed by a son of Tom Reddy Walshes about 30 years ago. Old Tom Reddy who died about 4 years ago at eh age of 92 was one of the best authorities for folklore in the district.
This song is useful because of the local history it embodies. The composer is now in America. Now Cordal dear Cordal
How lovely thou art
Your beauties are planted in my selfish heartYour high lofty mountains
And soft running streams
Are for ever entangled
In my life long dreamsYour romantic old bohereens
And shady old groves
Where the boys and the girls
Together do roam
Your green grassy [?] and your woods can be seen(continues on next page)- Informant
- Bill Murphy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- An Com, Co. Chiarraí