“Och, Och, Eire, O!”
Description
The Irish exile misses home and his "native bay." He recalls the races and games at Christmas. The new home is "lonely and drear"; there is no call of the corncrake. He wishes he had a boat to row back home
Cross references
- cf. "Scarborough Settler's Lament" (theme) and references there
References
- SHenry H819, pp. 219-220, "Och, Och, Eire, O!" (1 text, 1 tune)
- BI, HHH819