Cavan Girl

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...for a broken pool of sky reminds--the color of her eyes.

"So next Sunday evening finds me homeward - Killeshandra bound -
To work the week till I return and court in Cavan Town
When asked if she would be my bride, at least she'd not said no
So next Sunday morning I'll rouse myself and back to her I'll go."

Killeshandra or Killashandra (Irish: Cill na Seanrátha, meaning "church of the old ringforts"

Lough Oughter (Irish: Loch Uachtair) is a lake on the River Erne, with Cavan Town to the east and Killeshandra to the west, a twelve mile haul--Shank's mare.