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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... watch our brother's sleep : Watch with us , but do not weep : Watch with us thro ' dead of night – But expect the morning light . To balance one Ulster voice against another , let us hear that great , gracious and highly related lady ...
... watch our brother's sleep : Watch with us , but do not weep : Watch with us thro ' dead of night – But expect the morning light . To balance one Ulster voice against another , let us hear that great , gracious and highly related lady ...
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... thoughts ran As we walked , half - hidden , through where the reeds stand Between the Boyne and its green canal ; And sweltering I kept to the pace he planned , Yet he wouldn't even wait in the reeds To watch 105 From Ulster to Leinster.
... thoughts ran As we walked , half - hidden , through where the reeds stand Between the Boyne and its green canal ; And sweltering I kept to the pace he planned , Yet he wouldn't even wait in the reeds To watch 105 From Ulster to Leinster.
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... watch'd and track'd him , But all in vain – at last he whack'd him ; And with a blackthorn , highly seasoned , He urged the argument he'd reason'd . But Thady loved intoxication , And foil'd all hopes of reformation ; He still rais'd ...
... watch'd and track'd him , But all in vain – at last he whack'd him ; And with a blackthorn , highly seasoned , He urged the argument he'd reason'd . But Thady loved intoxication , And foil'd all hopes of reformation ; He still rais'd ...
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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