Archive for April 28th, 2006

The Papist and The Prod - chilled to the bone

Friday, April 28th, 2006

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

Friday, April 28th, 2006

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 […]

Song - Down By the Glenside

Friday, April 28th, 2006

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 […]

Ellis Island, closed but not forgotten - no NEVER

Friday, April 28th, 2006

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 […]

Just what are the Seven Nations?

Friday, April 28th, 2006

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.