Farewell Clonbur
(lyrics & music by Martin O'Malley)


Farewell Clonbur, your green valleys
and your streams
your lake isles and your mountains
where I have lately been.
May the kindness of your people
like your gentle peace endure.
Farewell, farewell, farewell
Sweet Clonbur
 
In a world more full of sorrows
than you can understand
there’s a place where all your worries
are eased by God’s great hand.
Where the journey of a lifetime
is a short road from the shore
to the ancient lake isle castle
that guards the rising past
To sweet Clonbur
 
In the quiet of the evening
as the sunset paints the sky
take a walk down by her mild ports
repeat then wonder why
if truth, and love, and beauty
are the things that will endure
why  do I morn to leave a while
the friends and soft green hills
Of sweet Clonbur

Farewell Clonbur
your green valleys and your streams
your lake isles and your mountains
where I have lately been.

May the kindness of your people
like your gentle peace endure
farewell, farewell, farewell
Sweet Clonbur


® Martin O'Malley

The song was written after its author visited the hometown of his Irish heritage, Clonbur.     "This quiet village, near Cong and the Mayo border, is an ideal centre for the trout angler as it nestles easily between the two great lakes of Corrib and Mast. For the more adventurous, Mount Gable lies just 2 km to the West, and is an easy climb of about one hour's duration. The effort is worthwhile because the views of Lough Corrib stretching away to the south, Lough Mask to the north and the Connemara mountains to the west are simply stupendous."  http://galway.goireland.com