| OCR Text |
Show .; ' ? Learning Irish at Mayo. Be It known to each and all whom the knowledge may concern , That we've joined Ihe great .revival here of late. And with zeal and striking, aptitude our mother toUgue to learn Every Sunday in. our classes congregate. That our work is bearing fruit You -can learn by our salute, And the intercourse we bandy .to and fro; , 'Tis a plain and outward sign That we've fallen into line, And, are truly learning Irish at Muyo. We may all forget our English and acquire the native na-tive speech. And our babies lisp in Irish by. and by, But that blest millennium time, if ever such shall reach, ' I'm afraid s not Just eminently nigh. But to call a spade a spade. Such is not thr scholar's trade, Though wits like William Shakespeare thought it so; AnJ we prove our erudition ' By our constant repetition' Of the Irish that we're learning at Mayo. ' A horse we call a capatt. and a saint is now a naom, And alas and eke my sorrow are mo bron; And we say he's lnr an uaig when a man is In the grave. . In the most pedantic manner ever known. My father now is m'atair, ; ..- And my mother is mo matair, And a cow, though ne'er so common is a bo; And a hen we call a cearc, And a pasture field a palrc; So you see we're learning Irish at Mayo. My lass is now mo caitin, being beautiful she's atuinn; And my love, but speak It softly, is mo grao; And my hand is now mo lam, which agrees not with above. But if pleasing we may call the sama mo lam. . Then the Irish taste is btar, ' And the Irish, green Is gtar, And if Mary's cheeks are red we say they're ruao, If her eyes are black, they're oub, And they're gorm If they're blue, For you'll find we're learning Irish at Mayo. ' A well is now a cobar and working is ag obair, And water now is ulrge pure and clear; Onr encore is now arir, and now itself anoir, Andmy country, fair and famous, is mo tir. Should the day we fine 'tis breag, And the day itsetr is la, And in'Irish weacan tell you this Is ro; When the weather's cold 'tis fuar Even when itself is nuair That's the way we're learning Irish at Mayo. They shall shortly hear us pray with a fervent 'Se oo beat, Hear our greetings, Cia mait ta tu? Mait go teor nAd of titles hear again such a long and noble train As Seagan Oomnal. Pcaoar, Tarlaig, Seumar mor May we never fail in heart. - But, determined from the start, Iabor boldly till our mother tongue we know-May know-May the men be brave" and rarer, ' And the women true and fairer When we master modern Irish in Mayo Drumgath, M.yobridge. ' HUH IOE- f-, : |
