*The Galway Shawl*
The Galway Shawl
At Oranmore in the County Galway,
One pleasant evening in the month of May,
I spied a damsel, she was young and handsome
Her beauty fairly took my breath away.
Chorus:
She wore no jewels, nor costly diamonds,
No paint or powder, no, none at all.
But she wore a bonnet with a ribbon on it
And round her shoulder was a Galway Shawl.
We kept on walking, she kept on talking,
‘Till her father’s cottage came into view.
Says she: ‘Come in, sir, and meet my father,
And play to please him " The Foggy Dew."
She sat me down beside the fire
I could see her father, he was six feet tall.
And soon her mother had the kettle singing
All I could think of was the Galway shawl.
I played "The Blackbird" and "The Stack of Barley",
" Rodney’s Glory" and "The Foggy Dew",
She sang each note like an Irish linnet.
Whilst the tears stood in her eyes of blue.
‘Twas early, early, all in the morning,
When I hit the road for old Donegal.
She said ‘Goodbye, sir, ‘she cried and kissed me,
And my heart remained with that Galway shawl.
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*The Galway Shawl* belongs to the following groups:
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kathy s gillen...
wonderful capture Joe
IRISHPIX
Martina Fagan
lovely shot , work well:)
Tom Gomez
Great capture Joe …
Teresa P. Pelaez
yes! you captured the moment!!!
Gail Bridger
Beautiful capture…I love it! :)) The scene in the background makes it so alive!!
PatriciaLM
awesome! awesome! capture Joe , I do love the verse it gives your photograph so much meaning, congratulation.
Meeli Sonn
Informative
MaeBelle
Great shot,Irish, and a lovely song to go with it. Is this on a street in Ireland? God Bless,Mae
catherine walker
Fantastic photo..and the song is beautiful too!!!
Carol Lewsley
Fantastic capture Joe. carol
Nira Dabush
Really UNIQUE photo, Joe… fit so wonderfully with your added text.
BRAVO, GOOD NIGHT FROM HERE..
JacquiK
Oh. This is so good. The song is brilliant, who sings it?
Heloisa Castro
great capture
Wendi Donaldson
Lovely capture, Irish.
cherylc1
Fabulous capture!! XOXO
Kristal
nice shot
Wanda Raines
Great capture.
jinney
A GORGIOUS SHOT JOE!
-jinney
nikki harrison
a beautiful image and so well captured.
nikki harrison
ps. love the song.
chijude
What composure. Great to see costume so well worn that it is part of her.
roseduggan
Great capture.!! :)).
phil decocco
neat shot, joe she almost looks a nun from another time.
phil
valzart
Aww this is a great capture sweetheART ;} happy hippy hugglez
JennyDean
nice one, love it.
Michelle Barlo...
BRAVO BRAVO
janescene
wow brilliant Joe ! the detail and clarity is great , this lady has a beautiful face . Jane
Bluenorther
Great capture Joe. Her face does all the talking doesn’t it. The song was fetching too. Leslie
rosiczka
Fantastic photo Joe)
genaro1
http://dl5.glitter-graphics.net/pub/543/543355qraemg7cqs.gif.
excellent!!!
genaro1
Sorry, I want to post your graphic, but I’m not good like you.
anyway, your shot is excellent
Barry W King
fantastic capture Joe..I really love this piece
OldBirch
Lovely shot, song and title. Well done.
maxy
The song is great and I love this image showing off the wonderful shawl! A lovely candid shot very well done!
Scott d'Almeida
perferct capture;
Patricia Montg...
Another fantastic street scene, Joe! A lovely woman with a face of character is wearing the shawl.
L Hartley
Classic Irish attire and a beautiful contrast between the woman and the young man. Very nice – good work, especially on these portraits. I am seeing a book, “A Candid Look at the People of Ireland…”!
Hans Goepel
Wonderful capture Joe…intent Favoured
Karen Scrimes
Fantastic capture Joe! Love the streetscene and the peek it gives us.