They were young and I was young
And life was all before us
Stonebridge Park in ’72
And happiness was o’er us
The Amber Sands were playing
Relations gathered round
A Mayo Day completely
We stood on holy ground
They met and wed in London
But dreamed of Ireland west
But years were lived in England
You have to make the best
Two boys the blessing on their days
Their honest toil grew well
And then they found their happy place
Time to up and sell
Made their home in Westport
Close beside the sea
And Ireland’s holy mountain
A Clew Bay reverie
Now looking back on fifty years
The long and winding road
God bless the day that’s in it
God bless that fine abode
Brian Fahy
5 August 2022
Erris Poetry 