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Lyr Req: The Mountains of Cooley (Eilish Boland)

21 Jul 98 - 07:05 PM (#33100)
Subject: The Mountains of Cooley
From: Brack&

Still looking for this one. I know it was written by Eilish Boland about the Cooley mountains in County Louth, Ireland. help!

18 Mar 99 - 08:21 PM (#64125)
Subject: RE: The Mountains of Cooley
From: Brakn

I'll just refresh this one last time.
Regards Mick Bracken

03 Oct 01 - 09:34 PM (#564624)
Subject: Lyr Add: THE MOUNTAINS OF COOLEY (Eilish Boland)
From: Brakn

Oh I'm thinking tonight of the friends that I knew
And that old boreen, where the wild roses grew
And the sweetheart I left, back in dear old Greenore
Where the Mountains of Cooley sweep down to the shore

And 'tis well I remember my old Whitestown strand
Where in years long ago, we built castles of sand
'Til the mists over Finn, of the boats sailing in
And the Mountains of Cooley grew dark and grew dim

Oh I'm thinking tonight of that old Sheeling Hill
Theres no turn now at all, in the creaking old mill
And the dear ones I knew, I will see them no more
Where the Mountains of Cooley sweep down to the shore

And 'tis well I remember my old Whitestown strand
Where my love and I strayed as we walked hand in hand
'Til the mists over Finn, of the boats sailing in
And the Mountains of Cooley grew dark and grew dim


Written by Eilish Boland

03 Oct 01 - 09:36 PM (#564626)
Subject: RE: The Mountains of Cooley
From: MMario

Huzzah! glad you finally found this.

03 Oct 01 - 09:42 PM (#564628)
Subject: RE: The Mountains of Cooley
From: Brakn

I ended up getting it off my Uncle in Ireland after all this time!

04 Feb 18 - 03:49 PM (#3903810)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Mountains of Cooley (Eilish Boland)
From: Gabriel

Does anybody know of a recent recording of this song or to what tune it was set.
It was written by Eilís / Eilish Boland and won a national song contest in Ireland (which was RTÉ's first outside broadcast. It wa sapparently recorded by Therese (Terry) Martin and released on HMV.

20 Jan 23 - 02:21 AM (#4163024)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Mountains of Cooley (Eilish Boland)
From: GUEST

Therese (Terry) Martin is my aunt.