Dreams of Donegal
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Book of Poetry. The author, Johnny Davis Doherty, was born in Ireland and emigrated to the USA in 1923 at the age of 17. He landed in Boston then moved to New York City where he raised a family, worked for Consolidated Edison, and wrote poetry. These are his poems.
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Dreams of Donegal - Johnny Davis Doherty
Dreams of Donegal
By An Urris Lad
Poetry by Johnny Davis Doherty
Copyright 1981, 1991, John Doherty
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Table of Contents
50th Anniversary
A Fisherman's Philosophy
A Mother's Advice
A Murmuring Brook
A Peasant To His Donkey
A Quiet Old Valley
An Orangeman's Diatribe
Autumn Of Life
Barefoot Boys
Being
Burtenport Drowning
Christine Elizabeth
Christmas
Christmas In New York
Christmas Time
Clonmany
Defeat
Dreams of Donegal
Dunaff
Eileen
Eire
Emigration
Erin Mary
Eternal Light
Explorers
Fanad Head Light House
Freedom’s Call
Freedom Of Thought
Friendship's Fond Embrace
From Dunaff to Dunree
Gallant Seamen of Donegal
Glen House Churchyard
Glendalough
Great Men
Halloween
Hawaii
Hero's Awake
Highlands
Homes of Donegal
Intolerance
John Brian
Kings
Knockmany
Knockmany's Dolman Stone
Landrights
Leenan Keel
Leenan Keel Boat Tragedy 1980
Love's Awakening
Lure of Donegal
Marriage
Memories Of Tyrone
Michael Patrick
Moira Ann
Moira Says
Moonbeams
Mother Eire
My Dog
My Eire
My Pipe
My Silent Retreat
New York City
Obit
Ouch, My Blistered Back
Our Master's Hazelrod
O’er the Mountains
Pathways
Paul Christopher
Poet
Raghtan More
Reality
Recognition
Regrets
Robert Arthur
Sing
Sometimes
Springtime
St. Michael's
St. Michael's Churchyard
Suzanne
The Fisherman
The Fisher's Life
The Good Young Days
The Holy Wee Well
The Lonely Miner
The Pathway to Church
The Roxtown Boat Song
The Skipper
The Spirit Of Love
Thinking Of You
Thoughts of an Exile
To A Thoughtful Child
To Hypocrites
To Inishowen
To Our Exiled Soldiers
Toast
Tory Isle
Twixt Lough Swilly and Lough Foyle
Tyrone, I Think of You
Under the Sweet Mistletoe
Up Down
Urris
We Their Heirs
Wee Tory
Wild Inishowen
About the Author
50th Anniversary
Fifty years of wedded bliss
A family that we love
Health and strength and happiness
Our gift from God above
Friends we cherish dearly
We’re thankful for it all
To God, to you, America
Tyrone and Donegal
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A Fisherman’s Philosophy
I’m not a learned man you see
I haven’t read many books
Still who needs education
For baiting nets and hooks
I know my work is humble
I’m not handy with a pen
We can’t all be philosophers
We must have fisherman
I don’t know law nor grammar
And it’s hard to make words rhyme
How can I think and worry
When I’m busy most of the time
I guess we need the scholars
Still there’s other things to do
While they figure out the problem
I’ll be making oyster stew
What is the purpose of this life
To all mankind his place
Here, everyone cannot be first
But some must win the race
I don’t brood while others gain
One day I’ll make my haul
Give everyman his honest due
There’s plenty here for all
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A Mother’s Advice
A mother was scolding a daughter,
She called her a heartless young flirt
Although the girl knew she deserved it
She looked quite offended and hurt
Her mother accused her of slighting
An honest laborer’s hand
And midst her anger and pleading
She said daughter dear understand
Your steps won’t be always so springy
Your eyes won't always be so blue
Your hair won’t always be so golden
Your friends won't always be so true
They’ll spoil you because of your beauty
But once let your beauty be gone
They’ll leave you for other idol
They’ll cast you out once and for all
The lecture at last was all over
And all to a mother’s surprise
Two hearts were united forever
And all through a mother’s advice
Violets may wither and pansies will decay
The rose, from your cheeks, my lass will fade some day
Those that fond and flatter