The Flower Of Ireland.



The Flower Of Ireland.

Oh, fair city by the Foyle
You are the flower of Ireland,
And there’s nothing to compare
With you throughout the world.

For your people and culture is
Of the best- the very best that
Humanity can provide
Here or elsewhere.

So let us be together
While our journey in life
Prevails within our land
Of the cultured Gaels.

For your various produce is
Immense as human history
Records here, there,
And elsewhere.

Oh, yes, dear City by the Foyle
You’re the flower of my heart
And it is my hope that we
Shall never ever be apart.
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Submitted on July 17, 2018

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme A BACX DXXC XXXD DECC BFEF
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 531
Words 102
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 1, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

Liam Ó Comáin

An Irish poet now living in Derry City but originally from Limavady in County Derry in the north of the Island. more…

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