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AN GAODHAL
SAN JUAN, ARGENTINE REPUBLIC,
July 2nd, 1886.
I beg to enclose you a draft against the Lon¬
don & River Plate Bank, 52 Margate St. London,
in your favor for £1, for two years' subscription to
the GÆL (one copy), and the remainder as far as it
goes, please apply to sending copies of the GAEL to
some Gaelic workers in Clare and Galway.
I also send you a copy, for publication of one of
Donnchadh Ruadh MacNamara’s product¬
ions, four verses of which, the 1st. 4th, 5th and 9th
have already been published by Mr John Fleming
in his Beatha Donchadh Ruadh MhicNamara
which appeared in The Irishman, Dublin, in Nov¬
ember, 1881, where also the motive of their compo¬
sition is set forth.
JOHN M. TIERNEY.
[This is the second contribution of $5 to the Gael
by Mr. Tierney. Were there many Irishmen like
him English politicians would not deny home rule
to Irishmen on the plea that the two peoples are
the same in language, sentiment, etc. We send the
Gael for Mr. Tierney to Messrs Cawley Letterfrack
N. S. Galway; Hynes, Cloughans, Galway: Mac
Namara, Tavrane, Ennis, Clare ; Moran Molranny
Mayo ; Multee, Ballyvarry, Mayo ; and the Mon¬
astery, Milltown, Kerry, with a request that they
be given to deserving Gaelic pupils. We hope oth¬
er well to-do Irishmen will follow Mr. Tierney's
example in thus circulating Gaelic literature, Ed.
DONNCHADH RUADH MHEIC-CONMAR¬
A, cct.
Air an Athair Seághan O'Cathasaidhe.
Sagart Parráiste an t-Shráid-bhaile, a
g-Contae Phort-láirge,
Is mairg ghuirt a m-bailte Chuirc is brón
's is sgíos,
An cathfaire mac Cathasaidhe Seághan
'na shuidhe;
Gan dada aige acht barraile 'sa thóin
re gaoith,
Na blaise muig do shagartaibh dá n-gabh¬
adh an t-slighe.
Slígh aguibh ni feasach fáidh ná draoi,
Gach taoisg do ghlac an casga bán na chlí,
Gan dríodar leanna, deasga amháin no
braoin
Tug claoidhte meachta an sagart Seán
na luighe!
Na luighe arnsa g-cúil is dúbhach gan gio¬
dam, gan glór,
Re míosa gan dúil a súbhchas sgige na
spórt,
Gan suim ná súil an úghdar oilte gan
chóir,
Na súiste súghaite os cionn na teine
gan deór!
Deór dighe níor órduighis a tharraint le
bliadhain,
As do sheoimrín a Sheoinín ui Chathasaigh
aniar ;
Ad lóisdín le deoraidhe níor chaithiseach
riamh,
Ad sgeoig síos téid do phoircin do cha¬
na 's do bhiadh.
Biadh go fairsing a's leathan-chuid ar
clár
Ag féasda ar baile ar bhaiste no ar
phosadh ag cách,
Sgían as cnagaire, fleasg ma dhóid, a's
cnámh,
A Dia! ní ghlacfadh a mhalairt de spórt
go bráth.
Go bráth is duine a g-crith 'sa b-poncaibh
báis,
Go tráighte tein-liosta a d-treabhlaid
Seághan;
Ní fhágfadh an teine, an chuilt nó ball
ar ghnáith,
Gan lán a chuirp do dhig no branda d'
fághail.
D' fhághail air bharraile an t-sagairt re
mí monuar!
Gur thrághadh go deasga re cleasaibh na
saoi budh shuairc,
Ainne tartmhar, Ceasair no Clíona ó
'n m-Bruach
Lucht áitreabh leasa ad aice. Iobhal
bhuadhach.
Is buadhach bruighneach sluagh-sídhe Chaisil
is Mhágha,
Ann uaignídheacht air thuaith Chlíona mha¬
ra gach trágh.
A g-cuaird oídhche is cruadh-síneach a d-
taisteal ó'n Spáin,
Is ní suathruighead nach fuadaighid an
barraile ó Seán.
A Sheághain! 's é an feall gan lúin tú
's grádh 'gad di:
Roimh chách gur chrom do cheann 's gur
thráighte muig,
Do'n Phápa ní thabharfadh steall [gé nár]
'n-a-thig
Acht lán an phionta mhanntach bhearnach
bhig-
Is beag an chreach an casga bríoghmhar
