The Girl from Ballymore

The Girl from Ballymore is a haunting Irish folk ballad about lost love, memory, and the woman who disappears like mist at the closing of the day. With lyrics about rain on her sleeve, a ribbon in her coal-black hair, church bells, low rivers, ferrymen, candles, market roads, and the old church door, this song carries a romantic Celtic folk atmosphere of longing, regret, and a love that never fully fades. If this song made you feel something, leave a comment and tell me who the girl from Ballymore reminds you of. Lyrics: [Verse 1] She came down from Ballymore With rain upon her sleeve A ribbon in her coal-black hair And a heart I could not read She smiled like winter sunlight Soft across the stone Then vanished past the market road And left me there alone [Pre-Chorus] Oh, the church bell rang And the river ran low But I still hear her name Where the wild winds go [Chorus] The girl from Ballymore She took my heart away Through the mist and through the heather At the closing of the day The girl from Ballymore Still walks beside my dreams Like a song across the water Like a ghost among the reeds [Verse 2] I searched the lanes at morning I asked the ferryman He said, “Some love is like the tide It comes and goes again” Her mother lit a candle Her father closed the door And every road I wandered Led back to Ballymore [Bridge] If I had been braver If I had asked her name Would the years have been kinder? Would the ending be the same? [Final Chorus] The girl from Ballymore She took my heart away Through the mist and through the heather At the closing of the day The girl from Ballymore Still walks beside my dreams Like a song across the water Like a ghost among the reeds [Outro] Ballymore Ballymore I still wait for her By the old church door Subscribe for more haunting Irish folk, Celtic ballads, emotional sea songs, and music about love, memory, longing, and old villages. #TheGirlFromBallymore #IrishFolk #CelticFolk