Scoil: Taobh Breac (uimhir rolla 15227)

Ar an leathanach seo

1. The Rector's Ride (ar lean)

   

   Roinn Roinn Postáil

   (ar lean ón leathanach roimhe)

   4. “Now ‘twas a place of right good cheer
   For Willie Adams kept good beer,
   And Tommy Russel stabled there
   His highly famed race-horse
   Which at the Curragh of Kildare,
   As fleet of foot as mountain hare
   Had caused his master home to bear
   Full many a heavy purse.”

   5. Bold Tom was there and ‘gan to boast
   And shake the arm of mine host
   Who, in his turn, did drink a toast
   To Russell’s famous steed:
   To Tommy Russell and the mare
   That on the ‘Banks of Clady’ fair
   So far renowned a foal did bear
   For beauty and for speed.”

   6. The crowd applauds. Then from his seat
   The rector staggers to his feet
   ‘To every horse’ quoth he, ‘tis meet
   To grant his meed of praise
   Then here’s a toast to Kelly’s mare
   That follows hound and flying hare
   And on her arching back doth bear
   The man on whom you gaze.”

   7. This speech proud Russell’s ire did raise
   For he would fain have all the praise
   And straight he on the table lays
   Of goodly pounds five score
   “Now sir,’ quoth he, ‘that purse of gold
   I’ll stake ‘gainst horse or mare e’er foaled,
   E’er lost or borrowed, bought or sold
   Around all Donaghmore.’”

   8. ‘And you’ he adds, with flushing face
   ‘Shall name the day, and starting place.
   I care not, sir, how long the race.”
   The rector bit his lip
   And scanned the wild applauding crowd.
   Oh! Could he be thus so easily cowed!
   A huntsman gay, a sportsman proud
   Would trust to sport and whip!”

   9. “Agreed! Agreed!” he proudly says –
   The astonished crowd in wonder gaze.
   The mare is worthy of the praise
   Bestowed on her I ween
   From Castlefin ride as you can
   Straight down the river to Strabane.

   (leanann ar an chéad leathanach eile)

   

   Tras-scríofa ag duine dár meitheal tras-scríbhneoirí deonacha.

   Stair Athraigh

   Teanga

   Béarla

   Bailitheoir

   Donnachadh E. Mac Congáile

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   Gairm bheatha

   Múinteoir (Léirítear teidil na ngairmeacha i mBailiúchán na Scol sa bhunteanga inar cláraíodh iad)

   Faisnéiseoir

   James Mc Loughlin

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   Seoladh

   Tievebrack, Co. Donegal