In the Cliffs of Ivera

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In the cliffs of Ivera the eagle has his home

On Lough-na-bofinne the wild duck is dwelling

In the woods of Glengariff the wolf finds a home

In deep Caom-an-E the wild deer may roam

Jeremiah Joseph Callanan, Literary Remains of JJ Callanan, collected and compiled by John Fitzpatrick Fitzthomas Windele of Blair’s castle, Cork. Royal Irish Academy MSS 12 I 13, 15.