A lovely lady dies too soon
Road accident I see
A nurse she was
A lovely nurse
Who sees you or me?
We do not know the half of it
Until the person dies
And then our love it is outpoured
Tears blur our eyes
And here today another shock
A lovely lady dies
I knew her years ago I did
Another day for sighs
She lived in London Clapham way
I was welcomed in that house
I loved the direct way she had
Not timid like a mouse
A Mayo girl God love her
It felt like being at home
She put up the dinner to me
Made the plate to groan
She was feisty she was spirit
Achill to the bone
God bless you Bridie Mangan
Now that you’ve gone home
Bran Fahy
15 November 2022
+ A lovely lady, Marie Pollard, has died following a road accident in Dublin. I have occasionally been in touch with her brother, Stephen Farragher, who is parish priest in Ballyhaunis, County Mayo.
Revisiting the Mid West Radio Obituary site I suddenly see a name I know – Bridie Mangan, a lovely lady from Achill Island. She was a great friend to me in my young days as a priest in Clapham Common.
Eternal rest to Marie and Bridie.
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