Julia Of Toorbonia

Julia of Toorbonia her praises by many sung
World War One was being fought when she was very young
She was in the prime of her life at the start of World War two
Her son Donal in his seventies is one who is ageing too

At one hundred and six years Julia Murphy her better days long gone
But she is one who loves life and she is living on
She has lived through economic depressions and many war years
And all of those she went to school with have long been farewelled in tears

Julia of Toorbonia an easy life did not enjoy
I remember seeing her drawing buckets of water to her home when i was a boy
On the mountain road west of Millstreet Town more than six decades ago
And time that ages everyone has long since become my foe

Quite tall and in her forties then and striking to behold
Julia of Toorbonia refuses to grow old
A kind and caring person and always a joy to meet
Nowadays a living legend in the old Town of Millstreet

Of her amazing life's journey she has many stories to tell
Julia of Toorbonia she has aged rather well
One hundred and six years of living in truth of her one can say
There are not many of her age living in the World today.