Doobally (Immaculate Conception Church (Co Cavan) ANCESTORS SONG - DOOBALLY What beauty unseen about, that shines day in, day out, a church upon the hill, made by man's goodwill. Who now can take this in, all past, the suffering, before I trod this land, when life was poor, not grand. It shaped the things to come, the roots, the toil in sun, the labour, laying stones, that are now dust and bones. That I might kneel and pray, They toiled with stone, with clay, And built upon the land, a chapel of their own hand. A warmth came from their hearts, to build and thus impart, a sense of family, a spire for all to see. Now I must carry on, their toil though all long gone, and sing from in my heart, the song that they did start. So listen, hear, and see, for they gave life to me, forefathers dead, long gone, forever will live on. -- Eileen McGovern, "The Leitrim Guardian," whose parents, Terry & Breege (nee Dolan) were both from Doobally.