"The Rose Of Mooncoin"

This song describes the banks of the River Suir, where our ancestors once lived. Tony Oakley painted along the shores, and sent a photo of local musicians, enjoying the riverside sun.

The Rose of Mooncoin, by Watt Murphy (c. 1850)

Oh how sweet 'tis to roam by the Suir's lovely stream And to hear the birds coo 'neath the morning sunbeams Where the thrush and the robin their sweet notes entwine On the banks of the Suir that flows down by Mooncoin Flow on lovely river, flow gently along By your water's so sweet sounds the lark's merry song On your green banks I'll wander where first I did join With you lovely Molly, the Rose of Mooncoin Oh Molly dear Molly it breaks my fond heart To know that we two forever must part I'll think of you Molly while sun and moon shine On the banks of the Suir that flows down by Mooncoin Flow on lovely river, flow gently along By your water's so sweet sounds the lark's merry song On your green banks I'll wander where first I did join With you lovely Molly, the Rose of Mooncoin She has sailed far away o're the dark rolling foam Far away from the hills of our dear Irish home Where the fisherman sports with his small boat and line On the banks of the Suir that flows down by Mooncoin