NAOMH SENAN AGUS AN BHEAN
Chuartha.
(McHale — Moore)
Fonn — An Dradhanán Donn
O! deifridh a's fág, an long gan ádh,
An innis bheannuigh' roimh an lá;
Óir air do bhord, gidh is dorchadh an oidhche
Chidhim cuma, is dual do mhnaoi:
Óir sé mo mhóid', san áit so, cló
Cois' mná nach bh-fágfar ann go deo
O athair! na cuir thríd an t-sruth,
Mo bád lár síonta 's tonnta dubh',
Tóirighim bheith go n-umhal ó chroidhe
Roint d' ortha maidhne a's oidhche,
Fhir bheannuighthe ní'l aon ádhbhar sgáth'
Go millfidh mo chos an t-úr no bláth.
Níor dheonnuigh áird do ghuth na mná
'Gus d'fhill an long le cóir 'sa tráth,
Acht dá n-déanfadh an óig-bhean sgíth
Ann go d-ti críoch na h-oidhche,
Do réir na sgeult' budh mhór an baoghal
Nach d-tréigfadh an t-oileán le na saoghal
Translation
St Senanus and the Lady
Oh, haste and leave this sacred isle,
Unholy bark, ere morning smile :
For on thy deck, though dark it be,
A female form I see ;
And I have sworn this sainted sod
Shall ne’er by woman's foot be trod.
O Father, send not hence my bark,
Through wintry winds, o’er billows dark,
I came with humble heart to share
Thy morning and evening prayer ;
Nor mine the feet, O holy Saint,
The brightness of thy sod to taint.
The Lady's prayer Senanus spurn'd :
The winds blew fresh, the bark returned.
But legends hint, that had the maid
Till morning's light delayed,
And given the saint one rosy smile,
She ne’er had left his lonely isle.
We see by the Tuam News that the Dublin Nation
has opened a Gaelic department. The Tuam News
merits the warm and hearty support of all Irish¬
men, at home and abroad, for it has not ceased to
impress on the minds of his lukewarm countrymen
the National necessity of preserving the language.
Gaels, your perseverance is being crowned with
success, and now is the time for you to force your
tepid countrymen into active action — take no ex¬
cuse from them — the matter comes home to the
hearth-stone of every Irishman.
MAGAZINES
DONAHOE'S MAGAZINE, Devoted to the Irish
Race at Home and Abroad. — Address,
Patrick Donohue, Boston, Mass.
The Philadelphia Philo-Celtic Society.
May, 15. 1890.
Editor of the Gael — The Philo-Celtic Society of
this city celebrated its eighth anniversary with an
Irish concert this evening, in Philopatrian Hall.
The Rev. Father O’Donnell, lately ordained, gave
the address, in Irish, which was a defense of the
language and of the faith which through it has
been preserved through all these years, and, also,
spoke on the importance to Irishmen of keeping
alive the language and traditions of their fathers.
There were a number of songs and recitations
in Irish and English, the principal ones being as
follows, — Opening address by the Chairman, Mr.
P. McFadden, — Solo, Dear Little Shamrock, J. F.
Crossin — Song, by Miss Sallie Meakim — Song O'
Donnell Abu, in Irish, Chas. E. Cranney — Irish
airs on piano by Miss Keneiry, which were heart¬
ily encored — Recitation, Bells of Shandon, by Mr.
Daniher. The Revd. Father Murphy of St. The¬
resa’s Church, gave a short address in Irish and
English in response to a call from the audience,
which was thoroughly Irish. The Concert was a
success, financially and otherwise.
Chas. E Cranney, Cor. Sec.
A Scotch-Gaelic weekly, the Glengarrian, is pub¬
lished at Alexandria, Canada.
Hugh C. Finn, ex President of the Brooklyn P.
C Society, was married in New York a few weeks
ago — congratulutions.
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