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TREOIR
For his and for Ireland's sake.
And I cry:" Make way for the soldier's bride
In your halls of death, sad queen
For I long to rest by my true love's side,
All wrapped in the folds of green.
I saw the Shannon's purple tide,
Roll down by the Irish town,
As I stood in the breach by Donal's side
When England's flag went down.
And now it glowers as it seeks the skies,
Like a blood-red curse between;
I weep, but 'tis not women's sighs
Will raise our Irish green.
Oh Ireland! sad is thy lonely soul,
And loud beats the winter sea
But sadder and higher the wild waves roll
From the hearts that break for thee.
Yet grief shall come to our heartless foes
And their thrones in the dust be seen,
So,lrish maids, love none but those
Who wear the jackets green.
Deantar tagairt do Phadraig Sairseal freisin agus don troid
eachtach a rinne laochra Luimnigh breis agus tri cead bliain
o shin i " Limerick is Beautiful ", amhran alainn eile de chuid
Mhichil Ui Scan lain:
Oh, Limerick is beautiful
As everybody knows,
And by the city of my heart
How proud old Shannon flows.
It sweeps down by the brave old town
As pure in depth and tone
As when Sarsfield swept the Saxon
From the walls of Garryowen.
Tis not for Limerick that I sigh;
I love her in my soul;
The times may change and men will die,
And men will not control.
No! not for friends long passed away
Or days forever flown,
But that the maiden I adore
Is sad in Garryowen.
The girl I love is beautiful,
And worldwide is her fame;
She dwells down by the rushing tide
And Eire is her name.
And dearer than my very life
Her glances are to me,
The light that guides my stormy soul
Acrsss life's stormy sea.
I loved her in my boyhood,
And now in manhood's bloom
The vision of my life is still
To dry thy tears a ruin!
I'd sink into the tomb or dance
Beneath the gallows tree,
To see her and her hills once more
Proud, passionate and free.
Ph os Micheal 6 Scan lain bean de bhunadh na hEireann. Bh!
ardmheas aige riamh ar Chathal Kickham - ba e a laoch m6r
go deimhin e - agus thug se an t-ainm Kickham ar an gcead
mhac a saolaiodh do fein agus da bhancheile. Ba bhreitheamh
mor le ra e Kickham 6 Scanlain ar ball.
Bhi Micheal 6 Scanlain fos ina bheatha nuair a ghabh laochra
na Casca chun catha I 1916. Chuir an tI~irf Amach athas
chroi air. Agus is cinnte go raibh se broidiuil cionn Is gur
bhain ConchUir 6 Col beard agus Eamon 6 Dalaigh, beirt de
na laochra a chuir na Sasanaigh chun bais, le Luimneach. Ni
fada eile a mhair se, faraoir. Fuair se bas an bhliain dar gceann
agus e dilis go heag do chuis na tire agus na teanga.
Ta Micheal 6 Scan lain curtha i reilig Cailbhairf i Chicago. Nil
leacht na carn os cionn a uaighe agus is m6r an trua e sin. La
eigin, le cunamh De, airdeofar leac cuimhneachain chu~ sa
reilig sin in 6m6s don Ghael uasal seo a sheas go heag le Eire
shaor Ghaelach.
Ba ch6ir go mbeadh muintir na hEireann - agus muintir
Luimnigh, go hairithe - m6rtasach go deo as an bhfile dilis
Michl!al 6 Scanlain nach ndearna dearmad riamh ar thir a
dhuchais agus a chum amhrain aille ch un laochra na saoirse
a mholadh agusa spreagadh.
Beannacht dilis De lena anam uasal.
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