John Feeley - Tho the Last Glimpse of Erin
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Tho' the last glimpse of Erin with sorrow I see,
Yet, wherever thou art shall seem Erin to me.
In exile thy bosom shall still be my home,
And thine eyes make my climate, wherever we roam.
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"Tho the Last Glimpse of Erin" is an Irish song by an Irish writer, poet, and lyricist Thomas Moore (1779 – 1852) with Sir John Andrew Stevenson as an arranger of the music.
The song wa performed by renowned Irish classical guitarist John Feeley during Bloomsday 2021, in celebration of the work of James Joyce, focusing on the events in his novel “Ulysses”. The even took place on 16 June 1904. John Feeley plays on restored guitar which famous writer James Joyce was pictured playing on photo in 1915.
