Talk:Avondale

Is Avondale originally a place in Ireland? It occurs in the song The Blackbird Of Sweet Avondale:


 * By the bright bay of Dublin while carelessly strolling
 * I sat myself down by a clear crystal stream
 * Reclined on the beach where the wild waves were rolling
 * In sorrow condoling I spied a fair maid.


 * Her robes changed to mourning that once were so glorious
 * I stood in amazement to hear her sad tale
 * Her heartstrings burst forth in wild accents deploring
 * Sayin, Where is my blackbird of sweet Avondale?


 * To the fair counties Meath, Kerry, Cork and Tipperary
 * The notes of his country my blackbird will sing
 * But woe to the hour when we'll part light and airy
 * He flew from my arms in Dublin to Queens.


 * Now the fowlers waylay him in hopes to enchain him
 * While I here in sorrow his absence bewail
 * It grieves me to think that the walls of Kilmainham
 * Surrounds my poor blackbird of sweet Avondale.


 * Now the cold prison dungeon is no habitation
 * For one for his country who fought loyal and true
 * Come grant him his pardon without hesitation
 * For remember he fought hard for freedom and you.


 * Now the birds in the forest for me have no charm
 * Not even the voice of the sweet nightingale
 * Her notes full of charm fills my heart with alarm
 * Since I lost my poor blackbird of sweet Avondale.

Sebastian 18:51, 2005 Mar 19 (UTC)