“Deep Sheephaven Bay”
Description
The singer is exiled from Ireland. He thinks about his old home, the fishing fleet, the fields, and "bonnie blue-eyed Mary in her shawl of Galway grey," Now he is old but hopes he can return and "sleep in that old churchyard" near his old home.
Notes
McBride: "A favourite song of emigration in Donegal. Sheephaven Bay lies west of Inishowen...." - BS
References
- McBride 21, "Deep Sheephaven Bay" (1 text, 1 tune)
- BI, McB1021