The Papist & The Prod — Author Unknown
I was born & reared on Sandy Row, a loyal Orange Prod;
I stood for good King William, that noble man of God!
My motto-No Surrender! My flag-The Union Jack!
And every Twelfth I proudly march to Finaghy-and back.
A loyal son of Ulster, a true blue, that was me,
Prepared to fight, […]
Tommy’s Song
by John O’Brien, Jr.
Awaken Mary Ann, for
The Liar,
The Man of No Conscience, cries,
That No Irish Need Apply
Peace and Justice disappear
in the Rape of the Gael
In That Land I Loved So Well,
True Love and Time.
have stopped.
There Was An Old Woman.
among the Four Green Fields,
She entreated me,
Brendan, The Darkley Weaver,
Don’t Go Down To The Big Green […]
One of my favorite songs
Down by the Glenside
By Peader Kearney
‘Twas down by the glenside, I met an old woman
She was picking young nettles and she scarce saw me coming
I listened a while to the song she was humming
Glory O, Glory O, to the bold Fenian men
‘Tis fifty long years since I saw the moon beaming
On […]
Isle of Hope, Isle of Tears
by B. Graham
On the first day of January 1892 they opened Ellis Island and let the people through
And the first to cross that threshold of that Isle of Hope and Tears
Was Annie Moore from Ireland who was only fifteen years
Chorus;
Isle of Hope, Isle of Tears, Isle of Freedom, Isle of […]
The Seven Nations of the Celtic world;
Eire (Ireland), Alba (Scotland), Briezh (Brittany), Mannin (Isle of Man), Cymru (Wales) Kernow (Cornwall) and Galicia (Spain).
There are 14 tribes that make up the people of the Seven Nations:
Aedui, Averni, Boii, Brignates,Durotriges, Eravisci, Helveti, Ieeni, Nervii, Parisii, Trinovantes, Scordisci, Veneti & Volcae.
quoting Sean O’Casey, in his Rose & Crown:
“The chants of an odd bird, the lowing of cattle, the whistling of the wind, the patient patter of falling rain, the brave, meritorious tinkle of the Abbey Theatre orchestra, were all of the sweet sounds that the ear of Sean knew. Oh, and the folk-song, the […]
Sheehan’s Pub with Big Sexy, Sheila & Brigid’s Cross playing on Wed. nights
The dances at the old IA on Madison
Christmas at Halle’s, going to the top floor on the rickety old wooden escalators to see Mr. Jingling.
Summer
Tom Byrne and his flute
Eire Og
Bands staying overnight in the old days, dad would bring them home from the […]
In no particular order, category or preference:
The Harp Restaurant on a summer’s eve, on the deck
Sheehan’s Pub when Big Sexy and Sheila ran the joint
the Valley, especially on hot days
Nuevo Aculpulco - Amazing Mexican Rest.
Nitetown - Great music, great food class act
Survivor’s Party at the Public House
Sullivan’s - Great food, waitresses (ok, one in particular), […]
This is a true story - actually a song, called Kilkelly, Ireland,
or more often, just Kilkelly. It is a slow, hurtful lament,
sung with hope but hidden behind reality - few who left Ireland
in emigration ever returned. Many, many died on the infamous
Coffin Ships, on the trip over. Some went to England,
more to Australia, Canada, […]
Easter Monday marks the 90th Anniversary of the Easter Rising in Ireland. A path that led to freedom, for the first time in over 800 years, for the people of the twenty-six counties of the Republic of Ireland, finalized in 1922. Contention still exists, in the desire to reunite the other six counties, that comprise […]