Music and lyrics by Richie Kavanagh
Chorus
Old Ballymoon, old Ballymoon.
The castle at old Ballymoon.
A place in my memory that I’ll never forget.
The castle at old Ballymoon.
Me father he brought me on the bar of the bike,
when I was a little garçon.
That was the first time I ever did see,
The castle at old Ballymoon.
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Old Ballymoon, old Ballymoon.
The castle at old Ballymoon.
A place in my memory, that I’ll never forget.
The castle at old Ballymoon.
On our way home from school, we’d play there for hours.
Cowboys an’ indians up here in the towers.
No hollywood western, could ever compare.
With the cowboys that I played with there.
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Old Ballymoon, old Ballymoon.
The castle at old Ballymoon.
A place in my memory, that I’ll never forget.
The castle at old Ballymoon.
It was there at sixteen, she gave me a kiss.
At the back of the inside front wall.
She says Johnny ye know now, there’s no place like this.
An’ its no lent from Fenagh a’tall.
Chorus
Old Ballymoon, old Ballymoon.
The castle at old Ballymoon.
A place in my memory that I’ll never forget.
The castle at old Ballymoon.
Chorus
Old Ballymoon, old Ballymoon.
The castle at old Ballymoon.
A place in my memory, that I’ll never forget.
The castle at old Ballymoon.
About the Song,…..The Castle At Old Ballymoon.
Ballymoon Castle is thought to have been built in the 13th century, it was never finished.
Much of the history has been lost, Historians have suggested the builders were the Carew family
In the late 1800s the castle, was bought by Michael Sheill, from Wexford.