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240 OF IRELAND.
The scarlet soldiers pass along—
They'd like, but fear to rail —
Hjs blood is hot, his blow is strong-
The Boatman of Kinsale.
His hooker's in the Scilly van,
When seines are in the foam ;
But money never made the man,
Nor wealth a happy home.
So, blest with love and liberty,
Wliile he can trim a sail,
He'll trust in God, and cling to me-
The Boatman of Kinsale.
O'BYENE'S BARD TO THE GLANS OF WICK-
LOW.
TRANSLATED FROM THE nilSH,
BY S. FERGUSON, M.R.I.A.
God be with the Irish host
Never be their battle lost !
For, in battle, never yet
Have they basely earned defeat.
Host of armour, red and bright,
May ye fight a valiant fight I
For the green spot of the earth,
For the land that gave you birth.
Who in Erin's cause would stand,
Brother of the avenging band.
He must wed immortal quarrel,
Pain and sweat and bloody peril.
The scarlet soldiers pass along—
They'd like, but fear to rail —
Hjs blood is hot, his blow is strong-
The Boatman of Kinsale.
His hooker's in the Scilly van,
When seines are in the foam ;
But money never made the man,
Nor wealth a happy home.
So, blest with love and liberty,
Wliile he can trim a sail,
He'll trust in God, and cling to me-
The Boatman of Kinsale.
O'BYENE'S BARD TO THE GLANS OF WICK-
LOW.
TRANSLATED FROM THE nilSH,
BY S. FERGUSON, M.R.I.A.
God be with the Irish host
Never be their battle lost !
For, in battle, never yet
Have they basely earned defeat.
Host of armour, red and bright,
May ye fight a valiant fight I
For the green spot of the earth,
For the land that gave you birth.
Who in Erin's cause would stand,
Brother of the avenging band.
He must wed immortal quarrel,
Pain and sweat and bloody peril.
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| Shelfmark | Glen.74(3) |
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| Description | Containing The spirit of the nation [Poems] and The spirit of the nation. Part 2. Being a second series of political songs and national ballads and The ballad poetry of Ireland |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.74(1-3) |
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| Description | Scottish songs and music of the 18th and early 19th centuries, including music for the Highland bagpipe. These are selected items from the collection of John Glen (1833 to 1904). Also includes a few manuscripts, some treatises, and other books on the subject. |
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| Description | The Glen Collection and the Inglis Collection represent mainly 18th and 19th century Scottish music, including Scottish songs. The collections of Berlioz and Verdi collected by bibliographer Cecil Hopkinson contain contemporary and later editions of the works of the two composers Berlioz and Verdi. |
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