The Verdant Braes of Screen
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"The Verdant Braes of Screen" (Roud 419) is a traditional Irish song. It is believed that the 'screen' (Irish: Scríne = shrine) refers to the river that runs near/around Ballinascreen in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. In fact, the name of the local river is The River Moyola or Moyola River (Irish: Abhainn na Scríne -- (phonetically "AV-ehn na SCREEN" SG or "AH-wen na SCREEN" in Munster or Connaught or in Ulster "OH-win na SCREEN")).[1] It could also be named after Skreen in Co. Sligo. A brae is a hillside or raised bank, especially along a river or stream.[2]