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1. Richard Barrett, the Bard of Mayo (continued)

   

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   Trotter, secretary to Prime Minister Fox, in his " Walks through Ireland, " mentions having met Barrett at Carn House. Barrett, on this occasion, recited and sang several of his compositions, with which Trotter was immensley pleased.

   
   O'Flaherty in his " West Connaught, " gives one of Barrett's most popular songs, Eoghan Cóir. Of this I shall have something more say later on.

   
   TARRAINGT na MONA ...........

   
   Tá mo chuid móna grócuighthe ar an bpurtach

   I n-a sumadáin mhóra, gan fód ar bith fliuch di;

   Tá mo chroidhe stróicthe le mór-obair a's costas

   Ag muinntir an bhóthair d'á dóghadh 's d'á losgadh.

   
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   Tabhair sgeul uaim go Bárrsháibh chuig mo chaírdibh Síl gConaill

   Chum Steafáin 's chum Dáibhí, dhá pháirtidhe, 's a mbunadh,

   Go bhfuil mé 'mo chrádh a's gach lá dul i ndonacht:

   Mar (=muna) dtugaidh siad orm tárrtháil, beidh an chás go ro-dhona.

   
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   Athruigh do chúrsa a's stiuir go Muigh-Rathain;

   Aithris go múinte 's go h-úmhal do Jack Tallot

   Chomh maith 's dá mbudh rún é, ('s nár chlú é len 'aithris?)

   Chomh maith 's dá mbudh rún é, ('s nár chlú é len 'aithris?)

   Go dtáinig an púca, 's aur mhúin ar an mbairic.

   
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   Téidh go Seághan O Raighilligh, fear dílis na cneastacht;

   Ná dearmad an caoimhtheach; tabhair na milte cead beannacht,

   Dá mbeith 'fhios aige an caoi bhfuil mo daoine i grapall,

   Acht chuirfeadh sé anios chugam trí cuingir capall.

   
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   B'reudaigh a's Búrcaigh ní'l fáth dam 'gá spreagadh,

   Gan ionnta go léir acht sliocht gaoil agus ceangail;

   Nár b'fadachan saoghial dam 's nár phléisiúrdha 'n t-amharc

   A bhfeiceali i n-éinfheacht, iad féin 'sá gcuid capall.

   
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   Téidh go Uineas Uctead (?) ''s an spéír-fhéar Tom Tallot

   Lorg na féíle idir Gaodhail agus Gallaibh,

   Aitris dóibh an meud sin de nGaedheilg mhaith bhlasda

   's ní déídir go léigfidh siad mo shaothar a n-aisge.

   
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   Go bhfuil mé tinn tréíth-lag 's na meura dá gcrapall,

   'S ní lionfaidh siad an leur no go dtéighfear an bhairic.

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      1. poetry
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