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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... never deny . I had a large drake , the truth for to spake , That my grandmother left me and she going to die . He ... never grunt , may his dog never hunt , That a ghost may him haunt in the dark of the night ; May his hen never lay ...
... never deny . I had a large drake , the truth for to spake , That my grandmother left me and she going to die . He ... never grunt , may his dog never hunt , That a ghost may him haunt in the dark of the night ; May his hen never lay ...
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... never squandered money for I never had a penny , I've never gambled madly , I was never drunk on wine , The girls I had cost nothing except a bit of flattery , Yet here I am in company that once was rich and fine . I've hunted for ...
... never squandered money for I never had a penny , I've never gambled madly , I was never drunk on wine , The girls I had cost nothing except a bit of flattery , Yet here I am in company that once was rich and fine . I've hunted for ...
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Benedict Kiely. In the east or the west , such heroes and lords ! Never , Kincora ! Oh , dear are the images my memory calls up Of Brian Boru ! - how he never would miss To give me at the banquet the first bright cup ! Ah ! why did he ...
Benedict Kiely. In the east or the west , such heroes and lords ! Never , Kincora ! Oh , dear are the images my memory calls up Of Brian Boru ! - how he never would miss To give me at the banquet the first bright cup ! Ah ! why did he ...
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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