Add to ORKG[Verse 1]Have you ever heard of the story of how Ireland got its name?I\u27ll tell you so you\u27ll understand from whence old Ireland came.No wonder that we\u27re proud of that dear land across the sea,For here\u27s the way me dear old mother told me the tale to me. [Chorus]Shure, a little bit of Heaven fell from out the sky one day,And nestled on the ocean in a spot so far away;And when the angels found it,Shure it looked so sweet and fair,They said,Supposed we leave it, for it looks so peaceful there!So they sprinkled it with star dust just to make the shamrocks grow;\u27Tis the only place you\u27ll find them no matter where you go;Then they dotted it with silverTo make its lakes so grand,An when they had it finished shure they called it...