"Geoffs Northern Ireland Page" Belfast by Geoff_Wright

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the Mountains of Mourne

Time to update this page a little, following the demise of HTML on VT. Unforunately (for me), no music now, so you will have to hum the tune of The Mountains of Mourne * when you read the following words:

The Mountains Of Mourne

Oh Mary this London's a wonderful sight
With people here workin' by day and by night
They don't sow potatoes, nor barley, nor wheat
But there's gangs of them diggin' for gold in the street
At least when I asked them that's what I was told
So I just took a hand at this diggin' for gold
But for all that I found there I might as well be
Where the Mountains of Mourne sweep down to the sea.

I believe that when writin' a wish you expressed
As to how the fine ladies in London were dressed
Well if you'll believe me, when asked to a ball
They don't wear no top to their dresses at all
Oh I've seen them meself and you could not in truth
Say that if they were bound for a ball or a bath
Don't be startin' them fashions, now Mary McCree
Where the Mountains of Mourne sweep down to the sea.

There's beautiful girls here, oh never you mind
With beautiful shapes nature never designed
And lovely complexions all roses and cream
But let me remark with regard to the same
That if that those roses you venture to sip
The colors might all come away on your lip
So I'll wait for the wild rose that's waitin' for me
In the place where the dark Mourne sweeps down to the sea

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Last visit to Belfast: Aug 1980
Intro Updated May 10, 2004
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Comments (69)

mvtouring Jan 26, 2010 at 1:25 PM Report Abuse

lovely page, thanks for sharing ;-)
mrdarius Apr 19, 2003 at 12:01 AM Report Abuse

despite the age, i love your belfast page. seems like it's hardly changed.
ATLC Jan 6, 2003 at 8:55 AM Report Abuse

Impressive those basaltic columns! (I came back for some refreshments)
croisbeauty Aug 11, 2002 at 4:42 PM Report Abuse

nice Irish landscapes
gioglobal Jul 18, 2002 at 8:02 PM Report Abuse

lovely poem about mountains of mourne!! family is from Newry
phildeni Jul 16, 2002 at 2:13 PM Report Abuse

Nice page lad!
John195123 Jun 5, 2002 at 3:59 PM Report Abuse

A defininite place to go!
Daja123 Jun 4, 2002 at 1:39 PM Report Abuse

Nice page, Geoff. Love the music too
Shafali May 18, 2002 at 10:07 PM Report Abuse

No, they didn`t get wet...this page is as colorful as Ireland
harido May 15, 2002 at 5:55 AM Report Abuse

great page nice tips and pics