AN GAOḊAL.
671
Transportation of Barney Rochford
and Pat Eagan for Ribbonism,
(By Anthony Rafferty)
Ṫug na h-úġdair naoṁṫa ḋúinn cuntas
air an sgeul so,
Go d-tiucaċ ruaig air Ġaoḋal 's go m-
beiḋeaċ a ḋream le fáġail,
Naċ leanan dliġe an aon ṁic ċuaiḋ ins
g-crann d'á ċeusa,
Air son an ċinne daona a's é air uair
an trí ins a lá.
Mar ḃí na lúdaiġṫe ans an tráṫ ċuaiḋ
ṫart d'a Ríġ
Tá na Gaill n-diaiġ laoċraiḃ treun' na
h-Éireann,
Barney croiḋe na féile agus sgoṫ na
Fodlaḋ tréine,
Cuire i ḃ-fad as Éirinn 's iad neaṁ¬
ċiontaċ ins a g-cás,
Aċt mar scáil ins an ngaṫ gréine no
mar ṫurlingeas ná h-éclips,
Gaċ pláig d'ar ṫuit air Égipt go dtig
orṫa d'a ḃárr.
Barney ċuir i ngéḃin measg Hottentots
's négurs,
'S gan fear a ṫruaḋa n-aonaċt leis
no léiġ aċt Ríġ na ngrás' ;
Aċt tá súil agam le Iosa go g-casuiḋ
Barney airís ;
'S mar sgríoḃ Pasterini, ní fada uainn
an lá.
Go m-béiḋ Gallaiḃ suaiḋte, sínte 's gan
duine le na g-caoine
Aċt teinte cnáṁ' ṡíos agus iad i lasa
suas lé Joy.
Béiḋ an dlíġeaṁ aig clann na Míle d-
orduiġ Ṗéadar 's Críost,
'S o ṫosuiġ Honroi an gníoṁ so tá na
Caitligiḋe air lár,
Aċt béiḋ siad suas arís, mar tá an
spás i ḃ-fogas díoḃ
M-béiḋ Orangemen d'a spíonaḋ agus
spíodóiriḋ le fán,
Go n-ionsuiḋe Gaill a ċéile mar d'ion¬
suiġ Cromwell Séarlus,
No Pompuiġ Julius Caeser, a ṫaraing
éug 's ár,
'S go ḃ-feicfidís an méid sin téiḋeaċ
na Gaeḋil i d-teannta ċéile,
Águs sin é an uair, mar léiġtear, a
gnóḋfaiḋ siad an lá.
Tá na h-Éireannaiḃ boċt, cráiḋte, faoi
sciúirse trom,
Le ceudṫa bliaḋain go daingean d'a g-
ceusaḋ gan fáṫ,
D'a ndliġe ní tugṫar géille aċ a g-croċ¬
aḋ 'gus a g-ceusaḋ,
'S a Ḋia naċ mór an t-iongnaḋ sin an
síol a ḃeiṫ ar lár?
Aċt an Ríġ ṫug leis na ceudṫa 'gus
sgoilt rómpaḋ an ṁuirṫeaċt,
'S d' ḟág a ṁeura naoṁṫa sgríoḃṫa air
a g-clár,
Go m-buḋ slán go h-Éisinn air ais arís
an péire,
Barney 's Pat Eagan, siad an dís atá
mé ráḋ.
This has been selected from a large number left
us by Mr. M. P. Ward, now of San Francisco, Cal.
THE PHILADELPHIA PHILO-CELTIC SO¬
CIETY.
Philadelphia Jan., 31st 1887.
Dear Sir — You will oblige, on reciept of draft, to
mail to the above address The Gael, for one year.
The society desires to have it for the use of members
in the class-room, and also is included in the above
a year's subscription for the Dublin Gaelic Journal.
It is important that we should give support to
those papers that aid our societies in promoting the
worthy cause that Philo-Celts are engaged in.
Our annual election came off in the early part of
the month, with the following results —
President Patrick McFadden, V. President John
Robinson, Treas. Thos. McEniry, Rec. Sec. Chas.
McCann, Cor. Sec. Dennis Kennedy, Librarian
Miss McSorley.
The Society is composed of some very able Irish
scholars and I am sure there are enough in the city
equally as bright that never put in an appearance
in our class room. Now how comes it? All are in¬
vited, all are welcome that will interest themselves
in this noble and patriotic cause. Why should I¬
rishmen and women be ashamed of their glorious
old language that foreigners and the best scholars
of all nations admire and appreciate?
Amongst other excellent scholars, we have —
Messrs Lyons, Murphy, McFadden, McEniry,
Miss O. Conner, and Miss McSorley.
Very respectfully
Dennis Kennedy, Cor. Sec.
