AN GAODHAL.
671
Transportation of Barney Rochford
and Pat Eagan for Ribbonism,
(By Anthony Rafferty)
Thug na h-úghdair naomhtha dhúinn cuntas
air an sgeul so,
Go d-tiucach ruaig air Ghaodhal 's go m-
beidheach a dhream le fághail,
Nach leanan dlighe an aon mhic chuaidh ins
g-crann d'á cheusa,
Air son an chinne daona a's é air uair
an trí ins a lá.
Mar bhí na lúdaighthe ans an tráth chuaidh
thart d'a Rígh
Tá na Gaill n-diaigh laochraibh treun' na
h-Éireann,
Barney croidhe na féile agus sgoth na
Fodladh tréine,
Cuire i bh-fad as Éirinn 's iad neamh¬
chiontach ins a g-cás,
Acht mar scáil ins an ngath gréine no
mar thurlingeas ná h-éclips,
Gach pláig d'ar thuit air Égipt go dtig
ortha d'a bhárr.
Barney chuir i ngébhin measg Hottentots
's négurs,
'S gan fear a thruadha n-aonacht leis
no léigh acht Rígh na ngrás' ;
Acht tá súil agam le Iosa go g-casuidh
Barney airís ;
'S mar sgríobh Pasterini, ní fada uainn
an lá.
Go m-béidh Gallaibh suaidhte, sínte 's gan
duine le na g-caoine
Acht teinte cnámh' shíos agus iad i lasa
suas lé Joy.
Béidh an dlígheamh aig clann na Míle d-
orduigh Phéadar 's Críost,
'S o thosuigh Honroi an gníomh so tá na
Caitligidhe air lár,
Acht béidh siad suas arís, mar tá an
spás i bh-fogas díobh
M-béidh Orangemen d'a spíonadh agus
spíodóiridh le fán,
Go n-ionsuidhe Gaill a chéile mar d'ion¬
suigh Cromwell Séarlus,
No Pompuigh Julius Caeser, a tharaing
éug 's ár,
'S go bh-feicfidís an méid sin téidheach
na Gaedhil i d-teannta chéile,
Águs sin é an uair, mar léightear, a
gnódhfaidh siad an lá.
Tá na h-Éireannaibh bocht, cráidhte, faoi
sciúirse trom,
Le ceudtha bliadhain go daingean d'a g-
ceusadh gan fáth,
D'a ndlighe ní tugthar géille ach a g-croch¬
adh 'gus a g-ceusadh,
'S a Dhia nach mór an t-iongnadh sin an
síol a bheith ar lár?
Acht an Rígh thug leis na ceudtha 'gus
sgoilt rómpadh an mhuirtheacht,
'S d' fhág a mheura naomhtha sgríobhtha air
a g-clár,
Go m-budh slán go h-Éisinn air ais arís
an péire,
Barney 's Pat Eagan, siad an dís atá
mé rádh.
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.
