Green and Red of Mhaigh Eo
I arrived last night in Manchester wishing I was able to stay in Ireland. In my search today for some info about the Co. Mayo football team I ran a cross this movie a guy made after his trip to Co. Mayo using the Saw Doctor's song "The Green and Red of Mayo". The song and the photos collected do an excellent job of capturing the feeling driving around Mayo.
The Green and Red of Mayo - slideshow
The Green and Red of Mayo - lyrics
The green and red of mayo
I can see it still
It's soft and craggy bogland
It's tall majestic hills
Where the ocean kisses ireland
And the waves carress it's shore
The feeling it came over me
To stay forever more
Forever more
From it's rolling coastal waters
I can see croagh patrick's peak
Where one sunday every summer
The pilgrims climb the reek
Where saint patrick in it's solitude
Looked down across clew bay
With a ringing of his bell
Called the faithful there to pray
There to pray
Take me to clare island
The home of granuaile
It's waters harbour fishes
From the herring to the whale
And now I must depart it
And reality is plain
May the time not pass so slowly
Before I set sail again
Set sail again
posted by Dan Flies @ 9/09/2006 06:51:00 AM
2 Comments:
Dan,
Thanks for the nice comments and link back to my movie!
Glad you enjoyed Mayo!
Cheers,
Mike
aka the guy that made the movie
Wow, gorgeous photos, Dan! They remind me of my trip to Ireland, and make me wish I'd had a better camera with me at the time. :) Your photos definitely came out with much better color than mine did, but of course nothing quite compares to seeing it first-hand.
Makes me want to head back there one of these years, though.
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