Lyr Req: Achill Island

Subject: Lyr Req: Achill Island
From: 1122346
Date: 12 Feb 08 - 01:46 PM

This is an Irish song. I am just wondering if anybody could give me the lyrics to it?

Subject: Lyr Req: Achill Island
From: 1122346
Date: 12 Feb 08 - 01:50 PM

Plenty of people sing this song but i think this is the original which is John Kelly

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Subject: Lyr Add: MY ACHILL ISLAND HOME
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 16 Feb 08 - 12:06 PM

Here's my transcription of the sound file posted above:

(MY?) ACHILL ISLAND (HOME?)

1. Oh, the lights are shining bright out here on Broadway,
And my eyes are growing dimmer day by day,
But my heart it longs to be
Far across the Irish Sea
In a little place that means the world to me.

CHORUS: It's Achill Island so far away.
In dreams you call me both night and day;
And someday soon I'll cross the foam,
To see again the friends I love in my Achill Island home.

2. Once again I see your mountains, lakes and valleys,
Where I wandered long ago when just a boy,
Where I used to sport and play
And fish the hours away
By the little pool I called my hideaway.

CHORUS: In Achill Island….

3. I dream of you when light of dawn is breaking.
I think of you when evening shadows fall;
And I hope someday to rest
In the place that I love best
Where the golden sun is sinking in the west.

CHORUS: Achill Island….

[I've been searching for information about the song. I found the following, but since they came with no sound samples, I'm not absolutely certain they're the same song. There seems to be more than one song about Achill Island.
Frank McCaffrey recorded MY ACHILL ISLAND HOME on 2 DVDs: "In Concert" and "In Ireland." Peter Mylett recorded MY ACHILL ISLAND HOME on a CD: "Something Old, Something New." Western People says MY ACHILL ISLAND HOME was written by Lennie Grimes and recorded by Frank McCaffrey. Curtis McGee recorded ACHILL ISLAND on "Be My Guest."]

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Achill Island
From: GUEST,Bobby O'Brien
Date: 17 Feb 08 - 05:52 AM

"Achill Island" is recorded by Patrick Feeney who hails from Gurteen, County Sligo. It's on his very first CD called "Thanks To You". The lady who wrote it is Mary O'Brien, who hails from Tourmakeady, County Sligo, and currently lives in Longford Town. Mary has written many songs both country and Irish, which have been recorded by artists like Mick Flavin, Margo, Louise Morrissey, and many others. She wrote a song for me called "I'll Always Love The Girl From Donegal" back in 1996. What a talent.

"Home To Achill Island" is another lovely number, recorded by Margo O'Donnell ("Margo") and currently available on the DVD/CD combo release "Margo's Ireland".

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Achill Island
From: 1122346
Date: 12 Jul 08 - 05:25 AM

I know plenty of songs mary o'brien has wrote and has never failed to impress me