A Stor Mo Chroi Treasure of My Heart by Brian O Higgins performed by Brona McVittie Live with Harp

This song was written by Brian O Higgins. Introduced by peace activist and singer/songwriter Tommy Sands, the recording is taken from episode 3 of the Kinship of Difference series of programmes produced by Artsawonder. The song is performed by singer/songwriter Bróna McVittie and was recorded live at An Cuan, Rostrevor in October 2021.

Filmed by Josh Eaves, sound recording by Fra Sands

The Kinship of Difference series is funded by the Community Relations Council of Northern Ireland

Song lyrics:
A Stor Mo Chroi, when you're far away
From the home that you'll soon be leaving
Sure it's many a time by night and by day
That your heart will be sorely grieving
For the stranger's land may be bright and fair
And rich in treasures golden
You'll pine, I know, for the long, long ago
And the love that is never olden

A Stor Mo Chroi, in the stranger's land
There is plenty of wealth and wailing
While the gems adorn the great and the grand
There are faces with hunger paling
Oh the road may be weary, and hard to tread
And the lights of the city blind you
Won't you turn, A Stor, to old Erin's shore
And the ones you have left behind you?

A Stor Mo Chroi, when the evening's mist
Of the mountain and meadow is falling
Won't you turn A Stor, from the throng and the list
And maybe you'll hear me calling
For the sound of a voice will be surely mine
For somebody's speedy returning
A rún, won't you come back soon
To the one who will always love you