The Town of
Torbay, Newfoundland
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Margaret Mary O'Brien
Margaret Mary O'Brien who lived in Torbay
In the year 22, she sailed far away
To work for the family of one Mr. Bates
She went to Detroit in the United States
She left her parents and six sisters dear
And her two brothers there on Harvey's Pier
As they held their daughter and kissed her good-bye
Was the last time they'd ever see the face of their child
For six years after often she'd write
And tell her parents of beautiful sights
She would write in her letters of the news of the day
But oh, how she missed her home in Torbay
Then one day the letters, they ceased to arrive
And her poor parents, they feared for their child
After many months of writing and many restless nights
They sent off a letter to the police in Detroit
After many years of searching and the passing of time
Not a trace did they find of Margaret Mary O'Brien
Now her father and mother have gone to their grave
Not knowing what became of their child who went away
But two of her sisters survive to this day
And likewise one brother who waits in Torbay
And the love for their sister in their hearts it still burns
As they hope and they pray for Margaret Mary's return
It's been sixty-five years since she left her home
And the fate of this poor girl may never be known
And so ends this story with thuth in every line
A sad but true story of Margaret Mary O'Brien
Gus Burton
Kevin Bond
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Shelley O'Brien
28 Doyle's & Quigley's Lane
Torbay, NL
A1K 1A7
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