Scoil: Béal an Átha Móir (B.)

Ar an leathanach seo

1. The Chapel Song of Swanlinbar (ar lean)

   “In the year 1870 the landlord planned to pull down the Church at Swanlinbar,...”

   

   Roinn Roinn Postáil

   (ar lean ón leathanach roimhe)

   (15)

   Had I the pen or the skill of Homer,
   Or the poet Virgil of ancient time,
   I would feel unable to set forth the praises of our holy pastor, he's a Saint divine.
   Rev. Peter Whelan P.P.

   (16)

   I lay down my pen as the case is settled,
   So fill your glasses with rum and gin.
   And drink a health to our friend Montgomery
   Noble Maguire, and Bennison.

   (17)

   We leave our case to those men of honour,
   That never were guilty of crime or wrong
   And the Ballinamore boys won't be forgotten
   It's no lie to call them old Grania's sons.

   

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

   Stair Athraigh

   Teanga

   Béarla

   Bailitheoir

   Seán Flood

   Inscne

   Fireann

   Seoladh

   Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim