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Thread #55121 Message #3655650
Posted By: GUEST,Becky Dietrich
31-Aug-14 - 04:41 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Isle of Hope, Isle of Tears (B Graham)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Isle of Hope, Isle of Tears (B Graham)
The Irish port of Cobh has a statue of a young girl and two small boys
depicting the immigrants leaving for distant shores. The girl is known as Annie Moore. The lyrics by Brendan Graham depict the sad
story of this young girl as a result of the devastating famine in Ireland of the late 1840's.
What a fine teller of tales he is. And the music is so fitting.