Imelda Mary Philomena
Bernadette Staunton
Take a bow
Bellavary and Bohola
In your genes
Your mammy played accordion by ear
And you a star of TV stage and screen
Julie Walters
Great character on screen
Unforgettable as Mrs Overall
Your mammy too from Mayo
Her mum did not approve
Her daughter marrying a man in overalls!
Steven Mangan
Fine and handsome man
A photo at a dance in London town
Shows a couple very handsome
In their heyday
Your mum and dad
Doohooma they came from
Steven Coogan
Your mammy comes from Mayo
Your grandmother gave you advice for free
When you were in a mood and feeling down
It’s like the clouds
It will pass, you’ll see
Ireland of the emigrants
And Mayo most of all
People had to leave their native place
But their children still remember
And go home when e’er they can
Inheritors of a proud and noble race
Brian Fahy
8 May 2021
Erris Poetry 