And as I Rode by Granard MoatCombining the rigour of an anthologist with the informal charm of a legendary raconteur, Benedict Kiely leads us on a delightful ramble around Ireland through song and verse. Starting in 'Sweet Omagh Town', we travel down the lanes and highways of thirty-two counties with help from the great poets of Ireland and from the traditional songs of nature, love and rebellion - 'The Yellow Bittern', 'Ringleted Youth of My Love', 'The Bold Fenian Men' and many others. And as I Rode by Granard Moat is much more than a collection of poems and ballads: it is at once the literary evocation of an island and an intimate, highly personal chronicle. |
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... Leave the little villages , over the black seas go , Learn the stranger's welcome , learn the exile's woe . Leave the little villages but think not to forget , Afar they'll rise before your eyes to rack your bosoms yet . Moneymore ...
... Leave the little villages , over the black seas go , Learn the stranger's welcome , learn the exile's woe . Leave the little villages but think not to forget , Afar they'll rise before your eyes to rack your bosoms yet . Moneymore ...
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... leave the old world as we find it . To quarrel for riches I ne'er was inclined For the greatest of misers must leave them behind . I'll purchase a cow that will never run dry And I'll milk her by twisting her horn . John Damer of ...
... leave the old world as we find it . To quarrel for riches I ne'er was inclined For the greatest of misers must leave them behind . I'll purchase a cow that will never run dry And I'll milk her by twisting her horn . John Damer of ...
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... leave the old world as we find it . There's some says I'm foolish and more says I'm wise , But being fond of the women I think is no crime , For the son of King David had ten hundred wives And his wisdom was highly recorded . I'll till ...
... leave the old world as we find it . There's some says I'm foolish and more says I'm wise , But being fond of the women I think is no crime , For the son of King David had ten hundred wives And his wisdom was highly recorded . I'll till ...
Contents
Contents | 1 |
The Green Flowery Banks Anon 7 The Ballad of Douglas Bridge | 14 |
Omagh Town Anon 28 The Treacherous Waves of Loughmuck | 31 |
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