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1. Mulroy Bay

   

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   Mulroy Bay.
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   When the golden sun was setting far behind the ocean blue,
   The silvery moon was rising
   O'er the hills of glistening hue,
   I often dream of Erin,
   And my friends now far away.
   And the bonny purple heather
   Near the banks of Mulroy Bay.
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   Oh that little old thatched cottage,
   With its door so neat and small,
   As it nestled in the valley,
   Mids't the hills of Donegal,
   Of the day he sailed from Erin
   And that morning dark and grey,
   When I bade farewell to Mary,
   On the banks of Mulroy Bay.
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   I will oftimes dream of mother,
   Sitting near the cottage door,
   My sisters and my brothers
   As they wander round the shore,
   On a bonny Summer's evening
   In that dear land far away,
   And the fishing boats that anchor,
   Near the banks of Mulroy Bay.

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   History Edit

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Thomas Gallagher

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Tully, Co. Donegal