9Ṁaḋ Rol. Uiṁ. 3. AIBREÁN, 1892.
Editor of the Gael. — Dear Sir: I send you the
following verses in honor of the Blessed Virgin.
John J. Carroll.
MUIRE NA NAOṀ.
A Ṁuire na naoṁ,
Banríoġan na nGaoḋal,
Coṁairc ar taoḃ,
Éist le n-ar sgeul.
Suas ar gaċ gleann,
Triḋ inse geal Er, *
Eiriġeann go teann,
Gleo tre 'n speur.
Is realtan na muir,
Muire na naoṁ;
Biḋ ḋuinne d-tuir,
Mar marcaiġe na craoḃ, †
Ar sgiaṫ 's ar lann,
Measg coġaḋ na baoġal,
Ar stiur 's ar crann,
A ċomainn na saoġal.
Mar criostal na m-braon,
Ó Saṁair glais ḃ-feur,
Atá muid araon,
Sgarruiġṫe go geur.
Ann ḃ-fearann na Gall,
Ó ṫainic an m-bruid,
Air buḋ ḃinne 'n ball,
Air Eilga ‡ tall ud.
Aċt a ṁuire na naoṁ,
Banríoġan na Gaoḋal,
Ċoṁairc ar d-taoḃ,
Go buḋ saorse ar sgeul;
'S beiḋ torn do ġlóir
Aig mac-alla na gleann
Aiġ duiseaċt go laor
Clan binne na n-dann
Fa riġeaċtaiḃ Eireind.
Ua Carruil ro ċan.
NÓTAIḊE.
* Inis geal Er: Is sin ainm eile Éir¬
eann, ó Er, mac Mileaḋ.
† Marcaiġe na Craoḃ Ruaḋ, sin iad,
gaiscaiḋe Éireann.
‡ Eilga, inis Eilga, sean ainim Éir¬
eann.
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